Carry-le-Rouet

Carry-le-Rouet
Carri lo Roet (Occitan)
Carry-le-Rouet Town Hall
Carry-le-Rouet Town Hall
Coat of arms of Carry-le-Rouet
Location of Carry-le-Rouet
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Carry-le-Rouet is located in France
Carry-le-Rouet
Carry-le-Rouet
Carry-le-Rouet is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Carry-le-Rouet
Carry-le-Rouet
Coordinates: 43°19′59″N 5°09′10″E / 43.3331°N 5.1528°E / 43.3331; 5.1528
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementIstres
CantonMarignane
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) René-Francis Carpentier[1]
Area
1
10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,708
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13021 /13620
Elevation0–178 m (0–584 ft)
(avg. 4 m or 13 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Carry-le-Rouet (French pronunciation: [kaʁi 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.[3]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Les Oursinades festival". Carry-le-Route Office de Tourisme. Retrieved 7 August 2020.