Crozon
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Crozon Kraozon |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Chateaulin | |
| Canton | Crozon (main town) | |
| Community association | Presqu'île de Crozon-Aulne maritime | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 15 ′ N , 4 ° 29 ′ W | |
| height | 0-102 m | |
| surface | 80.37 km 2 | |
| Residents | 7,477 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 93 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 29160 | |
| INSEE code | 29042 | |
| Website | http://www.crozon.fr | |
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Crozon ( Breton Kraozon ) is a French commune and the main town on the Crozon Peninsula in the Finistère department in the north-west of Brittany .
geography
The municipality of Crozon on the Crozon Peninsula with its area of 80.37 km² and 7477 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) is growing together with the port and seaside resort of Morgat (Br. Morgad ) with its rock grottos that are only accessible from the sea .
Until 1967 there was also a railway connection ( Réseau Breton ) on the Crozon peninsula with the route Châteaulin –Crozon– Camaret-sur-Mer .
climate
The climate of the peninsula - located between Brest and Douarnenez - is still noticeably influenced by the Gulf Stream .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
| Residents | 6741 | 6895 | 7297 | 7525 | 7705 | 7535 | 7680 | 7477 |
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Attractions
See: List of Monuments historiques in Crozon
Community partnerships
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 322-340.
Web links
Wiktionary: Crozon - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Commons : Crozon - collection of images, videos and audio files
