Châteaulin
Kastellin (
Breton) | |
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Subprefecture and
commune | |
![]() Châteaulin and the
Aulne | |
Coordinates: 48°11′51″N 4°05′19″W / 48.1975°N 4.0886°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | Châteaulin |
Canton | Crozon |
Intercommunality | Pleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gaëlle Nicolas [1] |
Area 1 | 20.81 km2 (8.03 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 5,144 |
• Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
29026 /29150 |
Elevation | 2–206 m (6.6–675.9 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Châteaulin (French: [ʃɑtolɛ̃] ; Breton: Kastellin) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Châteaulin is in a valley towards the center of Finistère on the River Aulne and the Canal de Nantes à Brest, mid-way between Quimper to the south and Brest to the north. To the west the Menez-Hom hills separate it from the Crozon peninsula and the Bay of Douarnenez, which opens into the Atlantic Ocean.
In French the inhabitants of Châteaulin are known as Châteaulinois.
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Source: EHESS [3] and INSEE (1968-2017) [4] |
In 2008 1.96% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools. [5]
Châteaulin's economy is based on food processing (salmon and poultry) and, to an ever-greater extent, tourism. The Gendarmerie school on the outskirts of the town provides for a large number of families and the many recruits passing through the school provide the economic backbone of the town's night-life. The cake shop Histoire de Macaron is famous for its tasty and wide range of macaroons as well as the Java, created in 1907 by Mister Le Meur, which is a legend in the town.
Châteaulin is twinned with:
Châteaulin
Kastellin (
Breton) | |
---|---|
Subprefecture and
commune | |
![]() Châteaulin and the
Aulne | |
Coordinates: 48°11′51″N 4°05′19″W / 48.1975°N 4.0886°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | Châteaulin |
Canton | Crozon |
Intercommunality | Pleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gaëlle Nicolas [1] |
Area 1 | 20.81 km2 (8.03 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 5,144 |
• Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
29026 /29150 |
Elevation | 2–206 m (6.6–675.9 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Châteaulin (French: [ʃɑtolɛ̃] ; Breton: Kastellin) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
Châteaulin is in a valley towards the center of Finistère on the River Aulne and the Canal de Nantes à Brest, mid-way between Quimper to the south and Brest to the north. To the west the Menez-Hom hills separate it from the Crozon peninsula and the Bay of Douarnenez, which opens into the Atlantic Ocean.
In French the inhabitants of Châteaulin are known as Châteaulinois.
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Source: EHESS [3] and INSEE (1968-2017) [4] |
In 2008 1.96% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools. [5]
Châteaulin's economy is based on food processing (salmon and poultry) and, to an ever-greater extent, tourism. The Gendarmerie school on the outskirts of the town provides for a large number of families and the many recruits passing through the school provide the economic backbone of the town's night-life. The cake shop Histoire de Macaron is famous for its tasty and wide range of macaroons as well as the Java, created in 1907 by Mister Le Meur, which is a legend in the town.
Châteaulin is twinned with: