Camaret-sur-Mer
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Camaret-sur-Mer
|native name = Kameled
|commune status = Commune
|image = 20100712_Tour_Vauban_-_4.jpg
|caption = Vauban's fortifications
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Camaret-sur-mer (29).svg
|coordinates = {{coord|48.2767|-4.5956|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|INSEE = 29022
|postal code = 29570
|arrondissement = Châteaulin
|canton = Crozon
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Presqu'île de Crozon-Aulne maritime
|elevation min m = 0
|elevation max m = 65
|area km2 = 11.64
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Camaret-sur-Mer ({{IPA|fr|kamaʁε syʁ mɛʁ}}; {{Langx|br|Kameled}}) 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 (lit. "Golden Tower"), a historic fortification guarding the harbor and built in 1669–94. In 2008, the Tour dorée was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the "Fortifications of Vauban" group.
Camaret also is home to a marina and some beaches.
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Population
Inhabitants of Camaret-sur-Mer are called Camarétois.
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|6631|Camaret-sur-Mer}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-29022#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1793 |685
|1800 |687
|1806 |723
|1821 |873
|1831 |1003
|1836 |1040
|1841 |1181
|1846 |1136
|1851 |1163
|1856 |1153
|1861 |1233
|1866 |1258
|1872 |1374
|1876 |1632
|1881 |1933
|1886 |1950
|1891 |2003
|1896 |1978
|1901 |2201
|1906 |2429
|1911 |3257
|1921 |3291
|1926 |3528
|1931 |3528
|1936 |3644
|1946 |3469
|1954 |3435
|1962 |3649
|1968 |3593
|1975 |3272
|1982 |3047
|1990 |2933
|1999 |2668
|2007 |2614
|2012 |2602
|2017 |2543
}}
Map
{{wide image|Camaret_opentopomap.png|400px|Topographic map}}
Twinning
Camaret-sur-Mer is twinned with St Ives, Cornwall, UK.
See also
References
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External links
- {{in lang|fr}} [https://www.camaret-sur-mer.fr/ Official website]
- {{Search Mérimée|29022}}
- {{in lang|fr}} [http://presquile.crozon.free.fr more than 500 photos of the Crozon Peninsula]
{{Commons}}
{{Finistère communes}}
{{Fortifications of Vauban UNESCO World Heritage Sites}}
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Category:Communes of Finistère
Category:Port cities and towns on the French Atlantic coast
Category:Seaside resorts in France
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