Camaret-sur-Mer

Camaret-sur-Mer
Kameled


Coat of arms
Camaret-sur-Mer

Coordinates: 48°16′36″N 4°35′44″W / 48.2767°N 4.5956°W / 48.2767; -4.5956Coordinates: 48°16′36″N 4°35′44″W / 48.2767°N 4.5956°W / 48.2767; -4.5956
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Châteaulin
Canton Crozon
Intercommunality Presqu'île de Crozon
Government
  Mayor (20142020) François Sénéchal
Area1 11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 2,595
  Density 220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 29022 / 29570
Elevation 0–65 m (0–213 ft)

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.

Camaret-sur-Mer (Breton: Kameled) 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 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.

Les Tas de Pois

Population

Inhabitants of Camaret-sur-Mer are called Camarétois.

Twinning

Camaret-sur-Mer is twinned with St Ives, Cornwall, UK.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793685    
1800687+0.3%
1806723+5.2%
1821873+20.7%
18311,003+14.9%
18361,040+3.7%
18411,181+13.6%
18461,136−3.8%
18511,163+2.4%
18561,153−0.9%
18611,233+6.9%
18661,258+2.0%
18721,374+9.2%
18761,632+18.8%
18811,933+18.4%
18861,950+0.9%
18912,003+2.7%
18961,978−1.2%
19012,201+11.3%
19062,429+10.4%
19113,257+34.1%
19213,291+1.0%
19263,528+7.2%
19313,528+0.0%
19363,644+3.3%
19463,469−4.8%
19543,435−1.0%
19623,649+6.2%
19683,593−1.5%
19753,272−8.9%
19823,047−6.9%
19902,933−3.7%
19992,668−9.0%
20082,595−2.7%

See also

References

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