Carantec

Carantec (Karanteg in Breton) 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
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Morlaix
Canton	Morlaix
Intercommunality	Morlaix Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean-Guy Guéguen
Area ^1	9.02 km^2 (3.48 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	3,161
• Density	350/km^2 (910/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 km^2 (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

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 tons of oysters per year.[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Carantec are called in French Carantécois.

Historical population of Carantec

Year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
Population	999	949	1152	1222	1231	1250	1230	1290	1305	1320

Year	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
Population	1355	1393	1387	1374	1391	1636	1756	1794	1641	1724

Year	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
Population	1833	1925	2106	2147	2210	2548	2494	2603	2651	2527

Year	1982	1990	1999	2008	2012
Population	2522	2609	2724	3457	3149

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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

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)