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Carry-le-Rouet
	Commune of Carry-le-Rouet
	The port in Carry-le-Rouet
	Location
	; 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	0–178 m (0–580 ft); (avg. 4 m/13 ft)
Land area1	10 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Population2	6,009 (1999)
- Density	601 /km2 (1,560 /sq mi)
	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.

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

Carry-le-Rouet (Occitan: Carri lo Roet) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.

[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.