Crozon

Coordinates: 48°14′45″N 4°29′15″W / 48.2458°N 4.4875°W / 48.2458; -4.4875
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Crozon
Kraozon
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Crozon
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Crozon
Flag of Crozon
Coat of arms of Crozon
Location of Crozon
Map
Crozon is located in France
Crozon
Crozon
Crozon is located in Brittany
Crozon
Crozon
Coordinates: 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 (2020–2026) Patrick Berthelot[1]
Area
1
80.37 km2 (31.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
7,321
 • Density91/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 (French pronunciation: [kʁɔzɔ̃], [kʁozɔ̃]; Breton: Kraozon, [ˈkrɔːzõn], locally [ˈkraõn]) is a commune in the department of Finistère and the administrative region of Brittany, northwestern France. As well as the town of Crozon, the village of Morgat is part of the commune.[3]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Inhabitants of Crozon are called in French Crozonnais.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 6,200—    
1800 6,492+0.66%
1806 6,664+0.44%
1821 6,393−0.28%
1831 8,034+2.31%
1836 8,209+0.43%
1841 8,858+1.53%
1846 8,576−0.64%
1851 8,815+0.55%
1856 8,489−0.75%
1861 8,651+0.38%
1866 8,946+0.67%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1872 8,929−0.03%
1876 7,763−3.44%
1881 8,223+1.16%
1886 8,585+0.87%
1891 8,276−0.73%
1896 8,340+0.15%
1901 8,625+0.67%
1906 8,780+0.36%
1911 8,323−1.06%
1921 7,715−0.76%
1926 7,454−0.69%
1931 7,206−0.67%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1936 7,015−0.54%
1946 7,712+0.95%
1954 7,032−1.15%
1962 6,741−0.53%
1968 6,895+0.38%
1975 7,297+0.81%
1982 7,525+0.44%
1990 7,705+0.30%
1999 7,535−0.25%
2007 7,682+0.24%
2012 7,692+0.03%
2017 7,477−0.57%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Breton language[edit]

In 2008, 4.58% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[6]

International relations[edit]

Crozon is twinned with the following places:

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Morgat on patrimoine.region-bretagne.fr
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Crozon, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

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