Carry-le-Rouet
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Istres |
| Canton | Châteauneuf-Côte-Bleue |
| Intercommunality | Marseille Provence Métropole |
| Mayor | Pierre Pene (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 0–178 m (0–584 ft) (avg. 4 m/13 ft) |
| Land area1 | 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 6,331 (2009) |
| - Density | 633 /km2 (1,640 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13021/ 13620 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 43°19′59″N 5°09′10″E / 43.3331°N 5.1528°E
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.
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[edit] Population
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 290 | 245 | 268 | 363 | 356 | 465 | 503 | 507 | 502 | 470 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 499 | 477 | 567 | 537 | 547 | 499 | 561 | 582 | 531 | 564 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 |
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| Population | 1339 | 565 | 265 | 353 | 410 | 646 | 1069 | 1739 | 2353 | 3304 |
| Year | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 4570 | 5224 | 6016 | 6331 |
[edit] 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.
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[edit] External links
- Carry-le-Rouet town council website (French)
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