Concarneau
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Location within Brittany region
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Quimper | |
| Canton | Concarneau | |
| Intercommunality | Communes de Concarneau-Cornouaille | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | André Fidelin | |
| Area1 | 41.08 km2 (15.86 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 20,604 | |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29039 / 29900 | |
| Elevation | 0–36 m (0–118 ft) | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Concarneau (Breton: Konk Kerne, meaning Bay of Cornwall) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Concarneau is bordered to the west by the Baie de La Forêt.
The town has two distinct areas: the modern town on the mainland and the medieval Ville Close, a walled town on a long island in the centre of the harbour. Historically, the old town was a centre of shipbuilding. The Ville Close is now devoted to tourism with many restaurants and shops aimed at tourists. However restraint has been shown in resisting the worst excesses of souvenir shops. Also in the Ville Close is the fishing museum. The Ville Close is connected to the town by a drawbridge and at the other end a ferry to the village of Lanriec on the other side of the harbour.
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Events
In August the town holds the annual Fête des Filets Bleus (Festival of the blue nets). The festival, named after the traditional blue nets of Concarneau's fishing fleet, is a celebration of Breton and pan-Celtic culture. Such festivals can occur throughout Brittany but the Filets Bleus is one of the oldest and largest, attracting in excess of a thousand participants in traditional dress with many times that number of observers. In 2005, the 100th festival was celebrated.
Literature
Concarneau was the setting for Belgian mystery writer Georges Simenon's 1931 novel Le Chien jaune (The Yellow Dog), featuring his celebrated sleuth Maigret.
Economy
Fishing, particularly for tuna, has long been the primary economic activity in Concarneau. The Les Mouettes d'Arvor is one of the last traditional canning factories in Concarneau. Concarneau is one of the biggest fishing ports in France. Since the 1980s, other industries have arisen, such as boat construction and summer tourism.
The Ville Close separates the working port from the yacht basin.
Population
Inhabitants of Concarneau are called in French Concarnois.
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 3,908 | — |
| 1800 | 3,692 | −5.5% |
| 1806 | 3,818 | +3.4% |
| 1821 | 3,484 | −8.7% |
| 1831 | 4,031 | +15.7% |
| 1836 | 4,137 | +2.6% |
| 1841 | 4,396 | +6.3% |
| 1851 | 4,944 | +12.5% |
| 1856 | 5,021 | +1.6% |
| 1861 | 5,575 | +11.0% |
| 1866 | 6,633 | +19.0% |
| 1872 | 7,884 | +18.9% |
| 1876 | 8,508 | +7.9% |
| 1881 | 9,516 | +11.8% |
| 1886 | 9,659 | +1.5% |
| 1891 | 11,754 | +21.7% |
| 1896 | 12,875 | +9.5% |
| 1901 | 14,757 | +14.6% |
| 1906 | 15,869 | +7.5% |
| 1911 | 14,784 | −6.8% |
| 1921 | 12,943 | −12.5% |
| 1926 | 12,722 | −1.7% |
| 1931 | 12,559 | −1.3% |
| 1936 | 12,704 | +1.2% |
| 1946 | 13,369 | +5.2% |
| 1954 | 13,420 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 15,907 | +18.5% |
| 1968 | 17,801 | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 18,759 | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 17,984 | −4.1% |
| 1990 | 18,630 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 19,453 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 20,096 | +3.3% |
Breton language
In 2008, 2.16% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[1]
Personalities
- Michel Desjoyeaux, navigator
- Samantha (Sam) Davies, sailor
- Guy Cotten, founder of a clothes factory
- Stéphane Guivarc'h, French footballer, won the FIFA World Cup 1998 with the French national side
- Théophile Deyrolle and Alfred Guillou, founders of the Concarneau Art Colony.
International relations
Gallery
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Ville Close de Concarneau (1.1).jpg
The medieval Ville Close
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The medieval Ville Close
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The commercial harbour
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Bretagne Finistere Concarneau3 tango7174.jpg
The yachting harbour
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At dusk
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Port de Concarneau.jpg
The port
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Concarneau - Port de plaisance.jpg
The yachting harbor
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Château de Kériolet
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La plage des Sables Blancs.jpg
Les Sables Blancs
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La Ville Close.jpg
The Ville Close
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Statue de Duquesne à Concarneau.jpg
Duquesne
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Placement Concarneau in departement Finistère
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See also
- Communes of the Finistère department
- Calypso (ship)
- Lionel Floch
- Fernand-Marie-Eugène Le Gout-Gérard
- Henri Alphonse Barnoin
References
- ↑ (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
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- Official website (French)
- Cultural Heritage (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Concarneau (French)
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