Crozon
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Crozon is a commune
in the Finistère
department of Brittany in north-western France
.
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.
Crozon has shops and supermarkets for daily needs, which sell local delicacies such as the Coquilles de St Jacques (scallops), and Camembert cheeses.
Crozonnais.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Finistère
Finistère
Finistère is a département of France, in the extreme west of Brittany.-History:The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel...
department of Brittany in north-western France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Crozon is located on the Crozon peninsula
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
on the west coast of Finistère. It is bordered by the communes of Camaret-sur-Mer
Camaret-sur-Mer
Camaret-sur-Mer is a commune in the Finistère department in northwestern France, located at the end of Crozon peninsula.-Sights:Camaret-sur-Mer is home to the Tour Vauban or Tour dorée , a historic fortification guarding the harbor and built in 1669-94...
to the west, Roscanvel
Roscanvel
Roscanvel is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Roscanvel are called in French Roscanvelistes.-See also:*Quélern*Communes of the Finistère department...
to the northwest, Lanvéoc
Lanvéoc
Lanvéoc is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The École Navale, the French naval academy, is located here.-References:** ;-External links:* *...
to the north, Landévennec
Landévennec
Landévennec is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Ship graveyard:Shortly before entering the roadstead of Brest, the river Aulne forms a bend around the Île de Térénez then the pointe de Pen Forn near Landévennec, where there is 10m depth of water regardless...
to the north-east and Telgruc-sur-Mer
Telgruc-sur-Mer
Telgruc-sur-Mer is a commune in the Finistère department in Bretagne in northwestern France.-References:** -External links:* *...
to the east. Crozon is the chef-lieu of the arrondissement
Arrondissement
Arrondissement is any of various administrative divisions of France, certain other Francophone countries, and the Netherlands.-France:The 101 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The capital of an arrondissement is called a...
of Châteaulin
Châteaulin
Châteaulin is a commune in the Finistère department in the region of Brittany in north-western France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Geography:...
. Louis Jouvet
Louis Jouvet
Louis Jouvet was a renowned French actor, director, and theatre director.- Life :Overcoming speech impediments and sometimes paralyzing stage fright as a young man, Jouvet's first important association was with Jacques Copeau's Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, beginning in 1913...
, a French actor, was born in Crozon in 1887.
Crozon harbours Île Longue
Île Longue
Île Longue is a peninsula of the roadstead of Brest. It is the base of the SNLE, the French ballistic missile submarines, and as such one of the most secretive and heavily defended places in France.-Geography:...
, 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 quaintly named “Festival du Bout du Monde”... the World's End Festival! This is a great music festival held every summer, which draws people from all over Europe to enjoy the live bands who flock to play at this prestigious event.Crozon has shops and supermarkets for daily needs, which sell local delicacies such as the Coquilles de St Jacques (scallops), and Camembert cheeses.
Population
Inhabitants of Crozon are called in FrenchFrench language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
Crozonnais.