Carry-le-Rouet
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Carry-le-Rouet (French pronunciation: [kaʁiləʁwɛ]; 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.
- TER PACA service at Carry-le-Rouet station in 2010
- Station building
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| Historical population | ||
| YearPop.±% p.a.1793290—1800245−2.38%1806268+1.51%1821363+2.04%1831356−0.19%1836465+5.49%1841503+1.58%1846507+0.16%1851502−0.20%1856470−1.31%1861499+1.20%1866477−0.90%1872567+2.92%1876537−1.35%1881547+0.37%1886499−1.82%1891561+2.37%1896582+0.74%1901531−1.82% | YearPop.±% p.a.1906564+1.21%19111,339+18.88%1921565−8.27%1926265−14.05%1931353+5.90%1936410+3.04%1946646+4.65%19541,069+6.50%19621,739+6.27%19682,353+5.17%19753,304+4.97%19824,570+4.74%19905,224+1.69%19996,009+1.57%20076,342+0.68%20126,197−0.46%20175,823−1.24%20235,702−0.35% | |
| 1793 | 290 | — |
| 1800 | 245 | −2.38% |
| 1806 | 268 | +1.51% |
| 1821 | 363 | +2.04% |
| 1831 | 356 | −0.19% |
| 1836 | 465 | +5.49% |
| 1841 | 503 | +1.58% |
| 1846 | 507 | +0.16% |
| 1851 | 502 | −0.20% |
| 1856 | 470 | −1.31% |
| 1861 | 499 | +1.20% |
| 1866 | 477 | −0.90% |
| 1872 | 567 | +2.92% |
| 1876 | 537 | −1.35% |
| 1881 | 547 | +0.37% |
| 1886 | 499 | −1.82% |
| 1891 | 561 | +2.37% |
| 1896 | 582 | +0.74% |
| 1901 | 531 | −1.82% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1906 | 564 | +1.21% |
| 1911 | 1,339 | +18.88% |
| 1921 | 565 | −8.27% |
| 1926 | 265 | −14.05% |
| 1931 | 353 | +5.90% |
| 1936 | 410 | +3.04% |
| 1946 | 646 | +4.65% |
| 1954 | 1,069 | +6.50% |
| 1962 | 1,739 | +6.27% |
| 1968 | 2,353 | +5.17% |
| 1975 | 3,304 | +4.97% |
| 1982 | 4,570 | +4.74% |
| 1990 | 5,224 | +1.69% |
| 1999 | 6,009 | +1.57% |
| 2007 | 6,342 | +0.68% |
| 2012 | 6,197 | −0.46% |
| 2017 | 5,823 | −1.24% |
| 2023 | 5,702 | −0.35% |
| Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968–2023) |
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 there in 2003.
Sister cities
See also
External links
- (in French)