Camaret-sur-Mer

Camaret-sur-Mer (Breton: Kameled) is a commune in the Finistère department in northwestern France, located at the end of Crozon peninsula.

Camaret-sur-Mer Kameled
Commune
Vauban's fortifications
Coat of arms
Location of Camaret-sur-Mer
Camaret-sur-Mer Camaret-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 48°16′36″N 4°35′44″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Châteaulin
Canton	Crozon
Intercommunality	Presqu'île de Crozon
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	François Sénéchal
Area ^1	11.64 km^2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,543
• Density	220/km^2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29022 /29570
Elevation	0–65 m (0–213 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sights

Les Tas de Pois

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.

Population

Inhabitants of Camaret-sur-Mer are called Camarétois.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 685 —     1800 687 +0.3% 1806 723 +5.2% 1821 873 +20.7% 1831 1,003 +14.9% 1836 1,040 +3.7% 1841 1,181 +13.6% 1846 1,136 −3.8% 1851 1,163 +2.4% 1856 1,153 −0.9% 1861 1,233 +6.9% 1866 1,258 +2.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1872 1,374 +9.2% 1876 1,632 +18.8% 1881 1,933 +18.4% 1886 1,950 +0.9% 1891 2,003 +2.7% 1896 1,978 −1.2% 1901 2,201 +11.3% 1906 2,429 +10.4% 1911 3,257 +34.1% 1921 3,291 +1.0% 1926 3,528 +7.2% 1931 3,528 +0.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1936 3,644 +3.3% 1946 3,469 −4.8% 1954 3,435 −1.0% 1962 3,649 +6.2% 1968 3,593 −1.5% 1975 3,272 −8.9% 1982 3,047 −6.9% 1990 2,933 −3.7% 1999 2,668 −9.0% 2008 2,595 −2.7%

Twinning

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

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Saint-Pol-Roux
• Parc naturel régional d'Armorique
• "List of the works of Charles Cottet depicting scenes of Brittany"

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• (in French) Official website
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• (in French) more than 500 photos of the Crozon Peninsula