Carry-le-Rouet

Carry-le-Rouet
Port in Carry-le-Rouet Port in Carry-le-Rouet
Coat of arms of Carry-le-Rouet Coat of arms
Carry-le-Rouet
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Carry-le-Rouet
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Istres
Canton	Châteauneuf-Côte-Bleue
Intercommunality	Marseille Provence Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Pene
Area1	10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	6,331
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Carry-le-Rouet (Occitan: Carri lo Roet) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

Carry-le-Rouet is a seaside resort located 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Marseille by highway A55, then route D5, set at the foot of pine-covered hills.

From December to February every year is held the famous "oursinades", a tasting of sea urchins and various shellfish which are ultra fresh, plentiful, and delicious. Many connoisseurs take part in this festival.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	290	—
1800	245	−15.5%
1806	268	+9.4%
1821	363	+35.4%
1831	356	−1.9%
1836	465	+30.6%
1841	503	+8.2%
1846	507	+0.8%
1851	502	−1.0%
1856	470	−6.4%
1861	499	+6.2%
1866	477	−4.4%
1872	567	+18.9%
1876	537	−5.3%
1881	547	+1.9%
1886	499	−8.8%
1891	561	+12.4%
1896	582	+3.7%
1901	531	−8.8%
1906	564	+6.2%
1911	1,339	+137.4%
1921	565	−57.8%
1926	265	−53.1%
1931	353	+33.2%
1936	410	+16.1%
1946	646	+57.6%
1954	1,069	+65.5%
1962	1,739	+62.7%
1968	2,353	+35.3%
1975	3,304	+40.4%
1982	4,570	+38.3%
1990	5,224	+14.3%
1999	6,016	+15.2%
2008	6,331	+5.2%

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

• Dietmannsried, Bavaria, Germany
• Busseto, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Carry-le-Rouet town council website (French)