Crozon (, ; br, Kraozon, , ) is a commune in the department of

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.

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Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period o ...

, northwestern

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. As well as the town of Crozon, the village of Morgat is part of the commune. Crozon is located on the Crozon

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on the west coast of Finistère. It is bordered by the communes of Camaret-sur-Mer to the west, Roscanvel to the northwest,

Lanvéoc Lanvéoc (; br, Lañveog) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The École Navale, the French naval academy, is located here. Climate Lanvéoc has a oceanic climate ( Köppen climate classification ...

to the north,

Landévennec Landévennec (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Geography Landévennec is located on the Crozon peninsula, southeast of Brest.The river Aulne forms a natural boundary to the east. M ...

to the north-east and

Telgruc-sur-Mer Telgruc-sur-Mer (, literally ''Telgruc on Sea''; br, Terrug) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Telgruc-sur-Mer are called in French ''Telgruciens''. Geography Telgruc-sur ...

to the east. Crozon is the chef-lieu of the

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'' ...

of Châteaulin.

Louis Jouvet Jules Eugène Louis Jouvet (24 December 1887 – 16 August 1951) was a French actor, theatre director and filmmaker. Early life Jouvet was born in Crozon. He had a stutter as a young man and originally trained as a pharmacist. He recei ...

, a French actor, was born in Crozon in 1887. Crozon harbours

Île Longue Île Longue ( French for "Long Island") is a peninsula of the roadstead of Brest in the department of Finistère in the Brittany region. It is the base of the SNLE, the French ballistic missile submarines, and as such one of the most secretive an ...

, 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''.

Breton language

In 2008, 4.58% of primary-school children attended

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, where Breton language is taught alongside French. ''Ofis ar Brezhoneg''
''Enseignement bilingue''
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International relations

Crozon is twinned with the following places: * Sligo, Ireland *

Ulm, Germany Ulm () is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Danube on the border with Bavaria. The city, which has an estimated population of more than 126,000 (2018), forms an urban district of its own (german: link=no, ...

* Pralognan-la-Vanoise,

References

Site with map and info on Finistère communes

External links

Commune's websitemore than 500 photos of the Crozon Peninsula

, Crozon Cultural Heritage

Maritime Heritage : Crozon-Morgat's fishing history and boats
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