Carry-le-Rouet
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{short description|Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France}}
{{Expand French|topic=geo|date=December 2008|Carry-le-Rouet}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Carry-le-Rouet
|native name = {{native name|oc|Carri lo Roet}}
|commune status = Commune
|image = Carry-le-Rouet 20081010 09.jpg
|caption = Carry-le-Rouet Town Hall
|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Carry-le-Rouet (13).svg
|arrondissement = Istres
|canton = Marignane
|INSEE = 13021
|postal code = 13620
|mayor = René-Francis Carpentier{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Aix-Marseille-Provence
|coordinates = {{coord|43.3331|5.1528|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 4
|elevation min m = 0
|elevation max m = 178
|area km2 = 10
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
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}}
Carry-le-Rouet ({{IPA|fr|kaʁi lə ʁwɛ}}; {{Langx|oc|Carri lo Roet}}) or simply Carry is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It is a seaside resort {{convert|30|km}} west of Marseille, on the Côte Bleue, reached via motorway A55 then route D5, at the foot of pine-covered hills. It is part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis.
Every February, Les Oursinades festival takes place, celebrating the consumption of sea urchins, various shellfish and other seafood.{{cite web |url=http://www.otcarrylerouet.fr/en/se-divertir-et-bouger/major-events/191-les-oursinades-festival |title=Les Oursinades festival |publisher=Carry-le-Route Office de Tourisme |access-date=7 August 2020}}
Transport
Carry-le-Rouet is served by the Carry-le-Rouet TER PACA railway station (opened in 1915) on the Miramas–L'Estaque railway.
Carry-le-Rouet gare.jpg|TER PACA service at Carry-le-Rouet station in 2010
Gare de Carry-le-Rouet 20180812 05.jpg|Station building
Demographics
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|6987|Carry-le-Rouet}} and INSEE (1968–2020)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-13021#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1793 |290
|1800 |245
|1806 |268
|1821 |363
|1831 |356
|1836 |465
|1841 |503
|1846 |507
|1851 |502
|1856 |470
|1861 |499
|1866 |477
|1872 |567
|1876 |537
|1881 |547
|1886 |499
|1891 |561
|1896 |582
|1901 |531
|1906 |564
|1911 |1339
|1921 |565
|1926 |265
|1931 |353
|1936 |410
|1946 |646
|1954 |1069
|1962 |1739
|1968 |2353
|1975 |3304
|1982 |4570
|1990 |5224
|1999 |6016
|2009 |6320
|2014 |5908
|2020 |5705
}}
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
- {{Flagicon|Germany}} Dietmannsried, Bavaria, Germany
- {{Flagicon|Italy}} Busseto, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.mairie-carrylerouet.fr/ Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
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Category:Communes of Bouches-du-Rhône
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