Crozon

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Crozon
Kraozon
Commune
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Crozon
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Crozon
Coat of arms of Crozon
Coat of arms
Location of Crozon
Crozon is located in France
Crozon
Crozon
Coordinates: 48°14′45″N 4°29′15″W / 48.2458°N 4.4875°W / 48.2458; -4.4875Coordinates: 48°14′45″N 4°29′15″W / 48.2458°N 4.4875°W / 48.2458; -4.4875
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementChâteaulin
CantonCrozon
IntercommunalityPresqu'île de Crozon-Aulne maritime
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Daniel Moysan
Area
1
80.37 km2 (31.03 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
7,415
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29042 /29160
Elevation0–102 m (0–335 ft)
(avg. 85 m or 279 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Crozon (Kraozon in Breton) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. As well as the town of Crozon, the village of Morgat is part of the commune.[2]

Crozon is located on the Crozon peninsula on the west coast of Finistère. It is bordered by the communes of Camaret-sur-Mer to the west, Roscanvel to the northwest, Lanvéoc to the north, Landévennec to the north-east and Telgruc-sur-Mer to the east. Crozon is the chef-lieu of the arrondissement of Châteaulin. Louis Jouvet, a French actor, was born in Crozon in 1887.

Crozon harbours Île Longue, the base of the French strategic nuclear submarines.

Tourism[]

In common with many other French towns, Crozon has a number of fêtes and festivals at various times of year. Probably the best known festival held in Crozon is the Festival du Bout du Monde ("World's End Festival"), a live music festival held on the first weekend in August.

Crozon has various shops and a couple of supermarkets for daily needs. There is also a local produce market most mornings in front of the church. A bigger market called 'la Foire' takes place every first Wednesday of the month.

Population[]

Inhabitants of Crozon are called in French Crozonnais.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 6,200—    
1800 6,492+4.7%
1806 6,664+2.6%
1821 6,393−4.1%
1831 8,034+25.7%
1836 8,209+2.2%
1841 8,858+7.9%
1846 8,576−3.2%
1851 8,815+2.8%
1856 8,489−3.7%
1861 8,651+1.9%
1866 8,946+3.4%
YearPop.±%
1872 8,929−0.2%
1876 7,763−13.1%
1881 8,223+5.9%
1886 8,585+4.4%
1891 8,276−3.6%
1896 8,340+0.8%
1901 8,625+3.4%
1906 8,780+1.8%
1911 8,323−5.2%
1921 7,715−7.3%
1926 7,454−3.4%
1931 7,206−3.3%
YearPop.±%
1936 7,015−2.7%
1946 7,712+9.9%
1954 7,032−8.8%
1962 6,741−4.1%
1968 6,895+2.3%
1975 7,297+5.8%
1982 7,525+3.1%
1990 7,705+2.4%
1999 7,537−2.2%
2008 7,680+1.9%
2013 7,634−0.6%

Breton language[]

In 2008, 4.58% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[3]

International relations[]

Crozon is twinned with the following places:

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Morgat on patrimoine.region-bretagne.fr
  3. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

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