Concarneau
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Concarneau
|native name = Konk-Kerne
|commune status = Commune
|image = Concarneau overfly.jpg
|caption = Concarneau's harbour and centre
|image flag = Flag of Concarneau.svg
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Concarneau (Finistère).svg
|coordinates = {{coord|47.8761|-3.9178|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|INSEE = 29039
|postal code = 29900
|arrondissement = Quimper
|canton = Concarneau
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Concarneau Cornouaille Agglomération
|elevation min m = 0
|elevation max m = 36
|area km2 = 41.08
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Concarneau ({{Langx|br|Konk-Kerne}}, meaning "Bay of Cornouaille") is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in Northwestern France.{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Concarneau|volume=6|page=823}} Concarneau is bordered to the west by the Baie de La Forêt.
The city 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; its ramparts date from the 14th century. The Ville Close is now devoted to tourism with many restaurants and shops aimed at tourists. However restraint has been shown in resisting the excesses of souvenir shops. Also in the Ville Close is the fishing museum. The Ville Close is connected to the town by a bridge and at the other end a ferry to the village of Lanriec on the other side of the harbour.
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.
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Demographics
Inhabitants of Concarneau are called in French Concarnois (masculine) and Concarnoises (feminine). In 1959, Concarneau absorbed the former commune Lanriec.[https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/jo/id/JORFCONT000000016748 Modifications aux circonscriptions territoriales de communes], Journal officiel de la République française n° 0044, 21 February 1959, pp. 2219-2220.
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|10060|Concarneau}} and INSEE (1968–2020)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-29039#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|graph-pos = bottom
|1793 |2000
|1800 |1561
|1806 |1608
|1821 |1511
|1831 |1843
|1836 |1816
|1841 |1984
|1846 |2100
|1851 |2289
|1856 |2372
|1861 |2767
|1866 |3555
|1872 |4463
|1876 |4745
|1881 |5191
|1886 |5684
|1891 |5991
|1896 |6500
|1901 |7635
|1906 |8007
|1911 |7263
|1921 |6170
|1926 |5995
|1931 |5815
|1936 |5878
|1946 |10519
|1954 |10341
|1962 |15907
|1968 |17801
|1975 |18759
|1982 |17984
|1990 |18630
|1999 |19453
|2009 |19352
|2014 |19199
|2020 |20209
}}
Breton language
In 2008, 2.16% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.{{in lang|fr}} Ofis ar Brezhoneg: [http://www.ofis-bzh.org/fr/services/observatoire/travaux.php?travail_id=83 Enseignement bilingue]
Sport
The football club US Concarneau is based in the town.
Personalities
- Michel Desjoyeaux, navigator
- Samantha 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.
- Valérie Hermann President of Ralph Lauren
International relations
Gallery
File:Ville Close de Concarneau (1.1).jpg|The medieval Ville Close
File:Bretagne Finistere Concarneau1 tango7174.jpg|The medieval Ville Close
File:Bretagne Finistere Concarneau2 tango7174.jpg|The commercial harbour
File:Bretagne Finistere Concarneau3 tango7174.jpg|The yachting harbour
File:Bretagne Finistere Concarneau4 tango7174.jpg|At dusk
File:Port de Concarneau.jpg|The port
File:Concarneau - Port de plaisance.jpg|The yachting harbor
File:Château de Kériolet (0).jpg|Château de Kériolet
File:La plage des Sables Blancs.jpg|Les Sables Blancs
File:La Ville Close.jpg|The Ville Close
File:Statue de Duquesne à Concarneau.jpg|Abraham Duquesne
File:Localisation Concarneau dept29.png|Concarneau's location in Finistère
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Concarneau-Trégunc (2003–2020 normals, extremes 2003–present)
|Jan record high C = 15.4
|Feb record high C = 17.8
|Mar record high C = 23.4
|Apr record high C = 25.2
|May record high C = 30.0
|Jun record high C = 32.7
|Jul record high C = 37.2
|Aug record high C = 35.1
|Sep record high C = 31.3
|Oct record high C = 26.8
|Nov record high C = 19.5
|Dec record high C = 16.8
|Jan record low C = -6.0
|Feb record low C = -6.4
|Mar record low C = -4.8
|Apr record low C = -1.9
|May record low C = 0.4
|Jun record low C = 3.6
|Jul record low C = 6.9
|Aug record low C = 6.3
|Sep record low C = 3.8
|Oct record low C = 0.8
|Nov record low C = -3.0
|Dec record low C = -4.5
|Jan high C = 10.3
|Feb high C = 10.4
|Mar high C = 12.4
|Apr high C = 15.3
|May high C = 17.8
|Jun high C = 20.8
|Jul high C = 22.2
|Aug high C = 21.7
|Sep high C = 20.5
|Oct high C = 17.2
|Nov high C = 13.5
|Dec high C = 11.0
| year high C = 16.1
|Jan mean C = 7.6
|Feb mean C = 7.3
|Mar mean C = 8.9
|Apr mean C = 11.2
|May mean C = 13.7
|Jun mean C = 16.7
|Jul mean C = 18.1
|Aug mean C = 17.6
|Sep mean C = 16.3
|Oct mean C = 13.9
|Nov mean C = 10.5
|Dec mean C = 8.2
| year mean C = 12.5
|Jan low C = 4.9
|Feb low C = 4.2
|Mar low C = 5.4
|Apr low C = 7.2
|May low C = 9.6
|Jun low C = 12.6
|Jul low C = 13.9
|Aug low C = 13.5
|Sep low C = 12.1
|Oct low C = 10.6
|Nov low C = 7.6
|Dec low C = 5.4
| year low C = 8.9
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 102.6
|Feb precipitation mm = 83.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 63.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 56.5
|May precipitation mm = 52.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 46.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 50.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 55.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 41.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 92.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 103.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 105.0
|year precipitation mm = 853.9
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 14.8
| Feb precipitation days = 11.9
| Mar precipitation days = 11.7
| Apr precipitation days = 9.9
| May precipitation days = 8.8
| Jun precipitation days = 7.1
| Jul precipitation days = 8.4
| Aug precipitation days = 8.5
| Sep precipitation days = 6.8
| Oct precipitation days = 11.9
| Nov precipitation days = 13.8
| Dec precipitation days = 14.9
| year precipitation days =128.5
|source 1 = Meteociel{{cite web
|url=https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=29293001
|title=Normales et records pour Trégunc (29)
|publisher=Meteociel
|access-date=20 November 2024}}}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons}}
- [http://www.concarneau.fr/ Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
- {{Search Mérimée|29039}}
{{Finistère communes}}
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Category:Communes of Finistère
Category:Populated coastal places in Brittany