Crozon (, ; br, Kraozon, , ) is a
commune in the
department
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Government and military
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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. and the
administrative region
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of
Brittany
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, northwestern
France
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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
peninsula
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on the west coast of Finistère. It is bordered by the communes of
Camaret-sur-Mer
Camaret-sur-Mer (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department in northwestern France, located at the end of Crozon peninsula.
Sights
Camaret-sur-Mer is home to the ''Tour Vauban'' or ''Tour dorée'' (lit. "Golden Tower"), a historic fortificati ...
to the west,
Roscanvel
Roscanvel (; br, Roskañvel) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Population
Inhabitants of Roscanvel are called in French ''Roscanvelistes''.
See also
*Quélern
*Communes of the Finistère department ...
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 ''C ...
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. ...
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-su ...
to the east. Crozon is the chef-lieu of the
arrondissement
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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 receive ...
, a French actor, was born in Crozon in 1887.
Crozon harbours
ÃŽle 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
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''Crozonnais''.
Breton language
In 2008, 4.58% of primary-school children attended
bilingual schools
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, where
Breton language
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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
* Pralognan-la-Vanoise, France
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See also
* Communes of the Finistère department
* Parc naturel régional d'Armorique
References
Site with map and info on Finistère communes
External links
Commune's website
more than 500 photos of the Crozon Peninsula
, Crozon Cultural Heritage
Maritime Heritage : Crozon-Morgat's fishing history and boats
Communes of Finistère
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