Crozon

Crozon

Kraozon
Crozon Kraozon
Commune
	The church of Saint-Pierre, in Crozon
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Crozon
	Crozon Crozon
	Coordinates: 48°14′45″N 4°29′15″W / 48.2458°N 4.4875°W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Châteaulin
Canton	Crozon
Intercommunality	Presqu'île de Crozon-Aulne maritime
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Berthelot
Area 1	80.37 km2 (31.03 sq mi)
Population (2022)	7,410
• Density	92.2/km2 (239/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.
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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. Besides 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.

Tourism

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.

Population

Inhabitants of Crozon are called in French Crozonnais.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	6,200	—
1800	6,492	+0.66%
1806	6,664	+0.44%
1821	6,393	−0.28%
1831	8,034	+2.31%
1836	8,209	+0.43%
1841	8,858	+1.53%
1846	8,576	−0.64%
1851	8,815	+0.55%
1856	8,489	−0.75%
1861	8,651	+0.38%
1866	8,946	+0.67%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1872	8,929	−0.03%
1876	7,763	−3.44%
1881	8,223	+1.16%
1886	8,585	+0.87%
1891	8,276	−0.73%
1896	8,340	+0.15%
1901	8,625	+0.67%
1906	8,780	+0.36%
1911	8,323	−1.06%
1921	7,715	−0.76%
1926	7,454	−0.69%
1931	7,206	−0.67%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1936	7,015	−0.54%
1946	7,712	+0.95%
1954	7,032	−1.15%
1962	6,741	−0.53%
1968	6,895	+0.38%
1975	7,297	+0.81%
1982	7,525	+0.44%
1990	7,705	+0.30%
1999	7,535	−0.25%
2007	7,682	+0.24%
2012	7,692	+0.03%
2017	7,477	−0.57%

Source: EHESS^[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[5]

Breton language

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

International relations

Crozon is twinned with the following places:

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
^ Morgat on patrimoine.region-bretagne.fr
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Crozon, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue