Carry-le-Rouet
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| region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône | |
| Arrondissement | Istres | |
| Canton | Marignans | |
| Community association | Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 20 ' N , 5 ° 9' E | |
| height | 0-178 m | |
| surface | 10 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,823 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 582 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 13620 | |
| INSEE code | 13021 | |
| Website | www.mairie-carrylerouet.fr | |
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Carry-le-Rouet is a French municipality with 5823 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur .
geography
The municipality is located 30 kilometers west of Marseille . Neighboring towns are Sausset-les-Pins and Ensuès-la-Redonne .
history
In 1833 the community was formed. At that time it spread over an area of 22.54 square kilometers. From 1877 the school and town hall were in one building; the school was only moved out in 1951. In 1924, 12.44 square kilometers, i.e. more than half of the area of the municipality, were assigned to the municipality of Sausset. In 1926 the community therefore had only 265 inhabitants (1921: 565). However, from 1936 and especially after the Second World War , the population rose sharply. In 2007 the community had 6342 inhabitants.
Attractions
- Notre Dame du Rouet church
Transport links
The municipality is connected to the A55 via Châteauneuf-les-Martigues and thus to the cities of Marseille and Martigues .
Town twinning
- Dietmannsried , Bavaria, since 1988
- Busseto , Italy, since 2005
Personalities
- The American jazz and blues singer, pianist and songwriter Nina Simone spent the last 10 years of her life in the community and died there in 2003.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1739 | 2353 | 3304 | 4570 | 5224 | 6016 | 6331 | 5892 |
