Crozon

Crozon ( Breton Kraozon in , sometimes spelled Kraon ) is a common department of the Finistere, in the area Brittany, in France.

Geography

Located at the center of the peninsula of Crozon, it is a chief town of canton of the Arrondissement of Châteaulin.

Very wide (8 037 ha), the commune occupy most of the peninsula and include/understand many hamlets. Among them, the Seaside resort of Morgat ( Morgad ), to the south, offers a nautical center and Freight ( Ar Fred ), in north, a small port giving on the Rade of Brest.

Districts, localities and variations

Surroundings 150 villages and localities. The 5 principal ones are Crozon, Freight, Morgat, Tal-rear-Groas and Saint-Hernot

Administration

Monuments

the Saint-Pierre church, and his Retable of the ten thousand martyrs
many vaults, of which the vault of St-Philibert, martyrdoms, fountains, mills, manors
in Morgat, remarkable houses in seaside, having belonged to Peugeot, Lazard, of which one out of metal realized by Gustave Eiffel
the museum of minerals with Saint-Hernot
the Headlight of Morgat dominating the marina

Natural sites

caves of the Furnace bridge, and Kador
the virgin island
the Cape of the Goat
the castle of Dinan
cliffs of Morgat

Events

the Festival of the end of the world, the second weekend of August
the market of Crozon one Wednesday out of two
Tuesday of Morgat and other festivals (July 14th etc) on the beach in summer

Personalities related to the commune

Louis Jouvet, actor
Clementine Célarié, actress, has a house with Morgat

To visit

the House of Minerals with Saint-Hernot
the Museum of the Old Trades with Argol
the Museum of the rural school with Trégarvan

See too

Communes of the Peninsula of Crozon:

External bonds

Site of the commune
500 photographs of the peninsula of Crozon
local Information Breizhoo
Presentation and Photographies of maritime Crozon
Inheritance: the flotilla of fishing of Crozon-Morgat
Gate of the Peninsula
the Nautical Center of Crozon Morgat

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