Crozon

Crozon Kraozon
Commune
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Crozon
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Crozon
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Coordinates: 48°14′45″N 4°29′15″W / 48.2458°N 4.4875°W / 48.2458; -4.4875
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Châteaulin
Canton	Crozon
Intercommunality	Presqu'île de Crozon-Aulne maritime
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Berthelot[1]
Area 1	80.37 km2 (31.03 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	7,410
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29042 /29160
Elevation	0–102 m (0–335 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Crozon (French pronunciation: [kʁɔzɔ̃], [kʁozɔ̃]; Breton: Kraozon, [ˈkrɔːzõn], locally [ˈkraõn]) 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.^[3]

Crozon is located on the Crozon peninsula on the west coast of Finistère. It is bordered by the communes of Camaret-sur-Mer to the west, Roscanvel to the northwest, Lanvéoc to the north, Landévennec to the north-east and Telgruc-sur-Mer to the east. Crozon is the chef-lieu of the arrondissement of Châteaulin. Louis Jouvet, a French actor, was born in Crozon in 1887.

Crozon harbours Île Longue, the base of the French strategic nuclear submarines.

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.

Inhabitants of Crozon are called in French Crozonnais.

In 2008, 4.58% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.^[6]

Crozon is twinned with the following places:

• Sligo, Ireland
• Ulm, Germany
• Pralognan-la-Vanoise, France

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Parc naturel régional d'Armorique

• Site with map and info on Finistère communes

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Crozon.

• (in French) Commune's website
• more than 500 photos of the Crozon Peninsula
• (in French) Crozon Cultural Heritage
• (in French) Maritime Heritage : Crozon-Morgat's fishing history and boats

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