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
Kraozon | |
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 The church of Saint-Pierre, in Crozon | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Crozon  | |
  Crozon  Crozon | |
| Coordinates: 48°14′45″N 4°29′15″W / 48.2458°N 4.4875°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Châteaulin |
| Canton | Crozon |
| Intercommunality | Presqu'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 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29042 /29160 |
| Elevation | 0–102 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 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
editIn 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
editInhabitants of Crozon are called in French Crozonnais.
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Breton language
editIn 2008, 4.58% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[6]
International relations
editCrozon is twinned with the following places:
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Morgat on patrimoine.region-bretagne.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Crozon, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
edit- (in French) Commune's website
- more than 500 photos of the Crozon Peninsula
- (in French) Crozon Cultural Heritage
- (in French) Maritime Heritage : Crozon-Morgat's fishing history and boats
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