Camaret-sur-Mer
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Camaret-sur-Mer Kameled |
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 Camaret-sur-Mer
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Location within Brittany region
Camaret-sur-Mer
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| Coordinates: 48°16′36″N 4°35′44″W / 48.2767°N 4.5956°WCoordinates: 48°16′36″N 4°35′44″W / 48.2767°N 4.5956°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Châteaulin | |
| Canton | Crozon | |
| Intercommunality | Presqu'île de Crozon | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | François Sénéchal | |
| Area1 | 11.64 km2 (4.49 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 2,595 | |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29022 /29570 | |
| Elevation | 0–65 m (0–213 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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 (Breton: Kameled) is a commune in the Finistère department in northwestern France, located at the end of Crozon peninsula.
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.
Inhabitants of Camaret-sur-Mer are called Camarétois.
Camaret-sur-Mer is twinned with St Ives, Cornwall, UK.
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