Camaret-sur-Mer

Camaret-sur-Mer Kameled
Commune
Vauban's fortifications
Coat of arms
Location of Camaret-sur-Mer
Camaret-sur-Mer Location within France Camaret-sur-Mer Location within Brittany
Coordinates: 48°16′36″N 4°35′44″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Châteaulin
Canton	Crozon
Intercommunality	Presqu'île de Crozon-Aulne maritime
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Joseph Le Mérour
Area 1	11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	2,494
• Density	214.3/km2 (554.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29022 /29570
Elevation	0–65 m (0–213 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Camaret-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [kamaʁε syʁ mɛʁ]; Breton: Kameled) is a commune in the Finistère department in northwestern France, located at the end of Crozon peninsula.

Sights

Les Tas de Pois

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.

Population

Inhabitants of Camaret-sur-Mer are called Camarétois.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	685	—
1800	687	+0.04%
1806	723	+0.85%
1821	873	+1.26%
1831	1,003	+1.40%
1836	1,040	+0.73%
1841	1,181	+2.58%
1846	1,136	−0.77%
1851	1,163	+0.47%
1856	1,153	−0.17%
1861	1,233	+1.35%
1866	1,258	+0.40%
1872	1,374	+1.48%
1876	1,632	+4.40%
1881	1,933	+3.44%
1886	1,950	+0.18%
1891	2,003	+0.54%
1896	1,978	−0.25%
1901	2,201	+2.16%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	2,429	+1.99%
1911	3,257	+6.04%
1921	3,291	+0.10%
1926	3,528	+1.40%
1931	3,528	+0.00%
1936	3,644	+0.65%
1946	3,469	−0.49%
1954	3,435	−0.12%
1962	3,649	+0.76%
1968	3,593	−0.26%
1975	3,272	−1.33%
1982	3,047	−1.01%
1990	2,933	−0.48%
1999	2,668	−1.05%
2007	2,614	−0.26%
2012	2,602	−0.09%
2017	2,543	−0.46%
2023	2,494	−0.32%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

Map

Topographic map

Twinning

Camaret-sur-Mer is twinned with St Ives, Cornwall, UK.

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Saint-Pol-Roux
• Parc naturel régional d'Armorique
• "List of the works of Charles Cottet depicting scenes of Brittany"

External links

• (in French) Official website
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• (in French) more than 500 photos of the Crozon Peninsula