Camaret-sur-Mer
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Location within Brittany region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Châteaulin |
| Canton | Crozon |
| Intercommunality | Presqu'île de Crozon |
| Mayor | Nadine Servant (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 0–65 m (0–213 ft) |
| Land area1 | 11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,595 (2008) |
| - Density | 223 /km2 (580 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29022/ 29570 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 48°16′36″N 4°35′44″W / 48.2767°N 4.5956°W
Camaret-sur-Mer (Breton: Kameled) is a commune in the Finistère department in northwestern France, located at the end of Crozon peninsula.
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Sights [edit]
Camaret-sur-Mer is home to the Tour Vauban or Tour dorée (lit. "Golden Tower"), a historic fortification guarding the harbor and built in 1669-94. In 2008, the Tour dorée was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the "Fortifications of Vauban" group.
Camaret also is home to a marina and some beaches.
Population [edit]
Inhabitants of Camaret-sur-Mer are called Camarétois.
Twinning [edit]
Camaret-sur-Mer is twinned with St Ives, Cornwall.
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 685 | — |
| 1800 | 687 | +0.3% |
| 1806 | 723 | +5.2% |
| 1821 | 873 | +20.7% |
| 1831 | 1,003 | +14.9% |
| 1836 | 1,040 | +3.7% |
| 1841 | 1,181 | +13.6% |
| 1846 | 1,136 | −3.8% |
| 1851 | 1,163 | +2.4% |
| 1856 | 1,153 | −0.9% |
| 1861 | 1,233 | +6.9% |
| 1866 | 1,258 | +2.0% |
| 1872 | 1,374 | +9.2% |
| 1876 | 1,632 | +18.8% |
| 1881 | 1,933 | +18.4% |
| 1886 | 1,950 | +0.9% |
| 1891 | 2,003 | +2.7% |
| 1896 | 1,978 | −1.2% |
| 1901 | 2,201 | +11.3% |
| 1906 | 2,429 | +10.4% |
| 1911 | 3,257 | +34.1% |
| 1921 | 3,291 | +1.0% |
| 1926 | 3,528 | +7.2% |
| 1931 | 3,528 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 3,644 | +3.3% |
| 1946 | 3,469 | −4.8% |
| 1954 | 3,435 | −1.0% |
| 1962 | 3,649 | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 3,593 | −1.5% |
| 1975 | 3,272 | −8.9% |
| 1982 | 3,047 | −6.9% |
| 1990 | 2,933 | −3.7% |
| 1999 | 2,668 | −9.0% |
| 2008 | 2,595 | −2.7% |
See also [edit]
References [edit]
External links [edit]
- (French) Official website
- (French) French Ministry of Culture list for Camaret-sur-Mer
- (French) Cultural Heritage
- (French) more than 500 photos of the Crozon Peninsula
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