Carry-le-Rouet | |
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)  Carry-le-Rouet ) Carry-le-Rouet | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′59″N 5°09′10″E / 43.3331°N 5.1528°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Istres |
| Canton | Marignane |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre Pene |
| Area 1 | 10 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2017)[1] | 5,823 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13021 /13620 |
| Elevation | 0–178 m (0–584 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Carry-le-Rouet (Occitan: Carri lo Roet) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is a seaside resort 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Marseille, reached via highway A55 then route D5, at the foot of pine-covered hills.
Every February, Les Oursinades festival takes place, celebrating the consumption of sea urchins, various shellfish and other seafood.[2]
Population
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Personalities
- Comic actor Fernandel, who built his family's house above the beach in the 1930s.
- The singer Nina Simone, who lived out the last years of her life in Carry-le-Rouet and died at her home in 2003.
Sister cities
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Les Oursinades festival". Carry-le-Route Office de Tourisme. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
External links
- Carry-le-Rouet town council website (in French)