Crozon

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
Commune
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Crozon
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Crozon
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Coordinates: 48°14′45″N 4°29′15″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  (2022)[2]	7,410
• Density	92/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

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

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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

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

International relations

Crozon is twinned with the following places:

• Sligo, Ireland
• Ulm, Germany
• Pralognan-la-Vanoise, France

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Parc naturel régional d'Armorique