Châteaulin (; br, Kastellin) is a
commune in the
Finistère
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of
Brittany
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in north-western
France
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. It is a
sub-prefecture
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Albania
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of the department.
Geography
Châteaulin is located in a valley towards the center of the
Finistère
Finistère (, ; br, Penn-ar-Bed ) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090. . Situated on the
Aulne
The Aulne ( br, Aon) is a long river of Brittany in north-western France, flowing down the hills and emptying into the roadstead of Brest, one of the many fjord-like bays just south of Brest. The river is part of the Canal de Nantes à Brest, th ...
River, also
Canal de Nantes à Brest there, Châteaulin is centrally located between
Quimper
Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Administration
Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department.
Geography
The ...
to the south and
Brest
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to the North. To the West, the Menez-Hom hills separate it from the
Crozon
Crozon (, ; br, Kraozon, , ) 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.
Crozon is located on the Croz ...
peninsula and the Bay of
Douarnenez which leads into the
Atlantic Ocean
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.
Population
In
French
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the inhabitants of Châteaulin are known as ''Châteaulinois''.
Breton language
In 2008, 1.96% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.
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''Enseignement bilingue''
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Economy
Châteaulin's economy rests on the twin bedrocks of food processing (salmon and poultry) and, to an ever-greater extent, tourism. The Gendarmerie
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school on the outskirts of the town provides for a large number of families and the many recruits passing through the school provide the economic backbone of the town's night-life.
A cake shop is also well known within the area of Châteaulin,"Histoire de Macaron" is famous thanks to its tasty and wide range of macarons as well as the Java, created in 1907 by Mister Le Meur, which is a legend in the city.
Personalities
*Yves Marie André Yves Marie André (1675–1764), also known as le Père André, was a French Jesuit mathematician, philosopher, and essayist.
André entered the Society of Jesus in 1693. Although distinguished in his scholastic studies, he adhered to Gallicani ...
, better known as ''le Père André'' (1675–1764), Jesuit
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priest
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and philosopher
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.
*27 November 1761 : Birth of Julien Marie Cosmao-Kerjulien
Julien Marie Cosmao-Kerjulien (Châteaulin, Finistère, 27 November 1761 – Brest, France, Brest, 17 February 1825) was a French Navy officer, admiral, best remembered for his role in the Battle of Trafalgar.
Career
Early career
Comp ...
(died in Brest 17 February 1825), Rear-Admiral
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and Baron d'Empire
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.
*Jean Moulin
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, emblem of the French Resistance
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during the Second World War
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, was the sub-prefect
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Albania
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from 1930 to 1933.
* Henri Ernest Ponthier de Chamaillard, usually known as Ernest de Chamaillard, (9 December 1862, Gourlizon
Gourlizon (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Inhabitants of Gourlizon are called in French
''Gourlizonnais''.
See also
*Communes of the Finistère department
The following is a list ...
– 1931, Eaubonne
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Twin towns
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) was a French artist, one of a group of painters who gathered in the Breton village of Pont-Aven
Pont-Aven (, Breton: 'River Bridge') is a commune in the Finistère department in the Brittany region in Northwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 2,821.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Pont-Aven are called ''Pontavenistes'' in French. ...
. He was a friend and student of Paul Gauguin
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. In 1893, unable to make a living from his painting, he moved to Châteaulin behind Église Saint-Idunet where he worked as a lawyer until 1905.
International relations
Châteaulin is twinned with:
* - Clonakilty, County Cork
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, Ireland
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.
* - Grimmen
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, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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, Germany
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See also
*Cantons of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 27 cantons of the Finistère department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
* Brest-1
* Brest-2
* Brest-3
* Brest-4
* Brest-5
* Briec
* Carhaix-Plouguer
* ...
* Communes of the Finistère department
*Arrondissements of the Finistère department
The 4 arrondissements of the Finistère department are:
# Arrondissement of Brest, (subprefecture: Brest) with 77 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 374,276 in 2016.
# Arrondissement of Châteaulin, (subprefecture: Châteaulin) w ...
*Parc naturel régional d'Armorique
The Parc naturel régional d'Armorique ( br, Park an Arvorig), or Armorica Regional Natural Park, is a rural protected area located in Brittany. The park land reaches from the Atlantic Ocean to hilly inland countryside. There are sandy beaches, sw ...
References
External links
Official website of the town of Châteaulin / Kastellin (in French)
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Communes of Finistère
Subprefectures in France
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