Crozon

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Crozon
Kraozon
Crozon Coat of Arms
Crozon (France)
Crozon
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 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
Website http://www.crozon.fr

Farmhouse

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 .

Location of the Crozon peninsula

climate

The climate of the peninsula - located between Brest and Douarnenez - is still noticeably influenced by the Gulf Stream .

The Saint Pierre church in the center of Crozon

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2017
Residents 6741 6895 7297 7525 7705 7535 7680 7477
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

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

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