Carry-le-Rouet

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Coordinates: 43°19′59″N 5°09′10″E / 43.3330555556, 5.15277777778

Commune of Carry-le-Rouet

The port in Carry-le-Rouet
Location
Carry-le-Rouet (France)
Carry-le-Rouet
Administration
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
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–178 m
(avg. 4 m)
Land area¹ 10 km²
Population²
(1999)
6009
 - Density 595/km²
Miscellaneous
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 sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Carry-le-Rouet (Occitan: Carri lo Roet) is a commune of the Bouches-du-Rhône département in southern France. Population (1999): 6,009.

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[edit] Overview

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 connoiseurs take part in this festival.

[edit] Famous residents

  • 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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