Carantec

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
Carantec
Carantec
Coordinates: 48°40′07″N 3°54′45″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementMorlaix
CantonMorlaix
IntercommunalityMorlaix Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nicole Segalen-Hamon
Area
1
9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
3,189
 • Density350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29023 /29660
Elevation0–74 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, and contains a small island within its boundaries, Île Callot. 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

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
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. Décret du 31 août 1926, Journal officiel du 7 septembre 1926, page 10047, consultable http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5768445s/f542.image.r=Carantec.langFR
  3. Carantec City Hall
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Carantec, EHESS. (in French)
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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