Carry-le-Rouet
Carry-le-Rouet (French pronunciation: [kaʁi lə ʁwɛ]; Occitan: 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 30 kilometres (19 mi) 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.
Transport
Carry-le-Rouet is served by the Carry-le-Rouet TER PACA railway station (opened in 1915) on the Miramas–L'Estaque railway.
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TER PACA service at Carry-le-Rouet station in 2010
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Station building
Demographics
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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
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Les Oursinades festival". Carry-le-Route Office de Tourisme. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Carry-le-Rouet, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
- Official website (in French)
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