Concarneau

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Concarneau
Konk-Kerne
Commune
Concarneau's harbour and centre
Concarneau's harbour and centre
Coat of arms of Concarneau
Coat of arms
Location of Concarneau
Concarneau is located in France
Concarneau
Concarneau
Coordinates: 47°52′34″N 3°55′04″W / 47.8761°N 3.9178°W / 47.8761; -3.9178Coordinates: 47°52′34″N 3°55′04″W / 47.8761°N 3.9178°W / 47.8761; -3.9178
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonConcarneau
IntercommunalityCA Concarneau Cornouaille
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) André Fidelin
Area
1
41.08 km2 (15.86 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
19,502
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29039 /29900
Elevation0–36 m (0–118 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Concarneau (Breton: Konk-Kerne, meaning Bay of Cornouaille) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.[2] Concarneau is bordered to the west by the Baie de La Forêt.

The town has two distinct areas: the modern town on the mainland and the medieval Ville Close, a walled town on a long island in the centre of the harbour. Historically, the old town was a centre of shipbuilding. The Ville Close is now devoted to tourism with many restaurants and shops aimed at tourists. However restraint has been shown in resisting the worst excesses of souvenir shops. Also in the Ville Close is the fishing museum. The Ville Close is connected to the town by a bridge and at the other end a ferry to the village of Lanriec on the other side of the harbour.

Events[]

In August the town holds the annual Fête des Filets Bleus (Festival of the blue nets). The festival, named after the traditional blue nets of Concarneau's fishing fleet, is a celebration of Breton and pan-Celtic culture. Such festivals can occur throughout Brittany but the Filets Bleus is one of the oldest and largest, attracting in excess of a thousand participants in traditional dress with many times that number of observers. In 2005, the 100th festival was celebrated.

Literature[]

Concarneau was the setting for Belgian mystery writer Georges Simenon's 1931 novel Le Chien jaune (The Yellow Dog), featuring his celebrated sleuth Maigret.

Economy[]

Fishing, particularly for tuna, has long been the primary economic activity in Concarneau. The is one of the last traditional canning factories in Concarneau. Concarneau is one of the biggest fishing ports in France. Since the 1980s, other industries have arisen, such as boat construction and summer tourism.

The Ville Close separates the working port from the yacht basin.

Concarneau

Population[]

Inhabitants of Concarneau are called in French Concarnois.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17933,908—    
18003,692−5.5%
18063,818+3.4%
18213,484−8.7%
18314,031+15.7%
18364,137+2.6%
18414,396+6.3%
18514,944+12.5%
18565,021+1.6%
18615,575+11.0%
18666,633+19.0%
18727,884+18.9%
18768,508+7.9%
18819,516+11.8%
18869,659+1.5%
189111,754+21.7%
189612,875+9.5%
190114,757+14.6%
190615,869+7.5%
191114,784−6.8%
192112,943−12.5%
192612,722−1.7%
193112,559−1.3%
193612,704+1.2%
194613,369+5.2%
195413,420+0.4%
196215,907+18.5%
196817,801+11.9%
197518,759+5.4%
198217,984−4.1%
199018,630+3.6%
199919,453+4.4%
200820,096+3.3%

Breton language[]

In 2008, 2.16% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[3]

Sport[]

The football club US Concarneau is based in the town.

Personalities[]

International relations[]

Twinned towns:

  • Germany Bielefeld, Germany since 1969
  • Senegal M'bour, Senegal since 1974
  • United Kingdom Penzance, United Kingdom since 1982

Gallery[]

  • The medieval Ville Close

  • The medieval Ville Close

  • The commercial harbour

  • The yachting harbour

  • At dusk

  • The port

  • The yachting harbor

  • Château de Kériolet

  • Les Sables Blancs

  • The Ville Close

  • Duquesne

  • Concarneau's location in Finistère

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Concarneau" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 823.
  3. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

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