Carry-le-Rouet (French pronunciation: ​[kaʁi lə ʁwɛ]; 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.

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Carry-le-Rouet
Commune
Port in Carry-le-Rouet
Coat of arms
Location of Carry-le-Rouet
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Coordinates: 43°19′59″N 5°09′10″E
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Bouches-du-Rhône
Arrondissement	Istres
Canton	Marignane
Intercommunality	Aix-Marseille-Provence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	René-Francis Carpentier[1]
Area 1	10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	5,690
• Density	570/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.

Every February, Les Oursinades festival takes place, celebrating the consumption of sea urchins, various shellfish and other seafood.[3]

Population

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

External links

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

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[de] Carry-le-Rouet

[ru] Карри-ле-Руэ