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Carantec (French pronunciation: ​[kaʁɑ̃tɛk]; Breton: Karanteg) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Carantec Karanteg
Commune
Kélenn Beach, at Carantec
Coat of arms
Location of Carantec
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Coordinates: 48°40′07″N 3°54′45″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Morlaix
Canton	Morlaix
Intercommunality	Morlaix Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Nicole Segalen-Hamon
Area 1	9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	3,189
• Density	350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29023 /29660
Elevation	0–74 m (0–243 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Carantec is located on the coast of the English Channel. It contains a small island within its boundaries, Île Callot, which can be reached by a causeway during most low tides (except at neap tide). Carantec is bordered by the communes of Henvic and Taulé to the south, and is near to the town of Morlaix.

International relations

Carantec is twinned with

Le Grand-Saconnex, Canton of Geneva Switzerland

Crantock, Cornwall, United Kingdom.

Local Industries

Carantec's two primary industries are oyster farming and tourism.

Tourism

Since 1926, Carantec has been classified as a "station balnéaire".[2]

Oyster Farming

Carantec and the Bay of Morlaix have been home to oyster farming operations since 1892. Today Carantec is home to 15 oyster farms with over 700 hectares of oyster beds that produce over 6500 tonnes of oysters per year.[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Carantec are called in French Carantécois.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 999 —     1800 949 −0.73% 1806 1,152 +3.28% 1821 1,222 +0.39% 1831 1,231 +0.07% 1836 1,250 +0.31% 1841 1,230 −0.32% 1846 1,290 +0.96% 1851 1,305 +0.23% 1856 1,320 +0.23% 1861 1,355 +0.52% 1866 1,393 +0.55% 1872 1,387 −0.07% 1876 1,374 −0.24% 1881 1,391 +0.25% 1886 1,636 +3.30% 1891 1,756 +1.43% 1896 1,794 +0.43%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,641 −1.77% 1906 1,724 +0.99% 1911 1,833 +1.23% 1921 1,925 +0.49% 1926 2,106 +1.81% 1931 2,147 +0.39% 1936 2,210 +0.58% 1946 2,548 +1.43% 1954 2,494 −0.27% 1962 2,603 +0.54% 1968 2,651 +0.31% 1975 2,527 −0.68% 1982 2,522 −0.03% 1990 2,609 +0.42% 1999 2,724 +0.48% 2007 3,232 +2.16% 2012 3,150 −0.51% 2017 3,161 +0.07%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department

References

External links

• Official website (in French)
• 360° Photosphere by John Goulding, Visual360Media.com
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

На других языках

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[de] Carantec

Carantec (bretonisch Karanteg) ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 3189 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Finistère in der Region Bretagne.

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- [en] Carantec

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[fr] Carantec

Carantec [kaʁɑ̃tɛk] (en breton Karanteg) est une commune du département du Finistère, dans la région Bretagne, en France.

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