Carry-le-Rouet | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Carry-le-Rouet (13).svg |
Arrondissement: | Istres |
Canton: | Marignane |
Insee: | 13021 |
Postal Code: | 13620 |
Mayor: | René-Francis Carpentier[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
Coordinates: | 43.3331°N 5.1528°W |
Elevation M: | 4 |
Elevation Min M: | 0 |
Elevation Max M: | 178 |
Area Km2: | 10 |
Carry-le-Rouet (in French pronounced as /kaʁi lə ʁwɛ/;) 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.[2]
Carry-le-Rouet is served by the Carry-le-Rouet TER PACA railway station (opened in 1915) on the Miramas–L'Estaque railway.