Carry-le-Rouet (; ) 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 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.

Demographics

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

• Dietmannsried, Bavaria, Germany

• Busseto, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

References

External links

• Official website