Châteaulin

Coordinates: 48°11′51″N 4°05′19″W / 48.1975°N 4.0886°W / 48.1975; -4.0886
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Châteaulin
Kastellin (Breton)
Châteaulin and the Aulne
Châteaulin and the Aulne
Coat of arms of Châteaulin
Location of Châteaulin
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Châteaulin is located in France
Châteaulin
Châteaulin
Châteaulin is located in Brittany
Châteaulin
Châteaulin
Coordinates: 48°11′51″N 4°05′19″W / 48.1975°N 4.0886°W / 48.1975; -4.0886
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementChâteaulin
CantonCrozon
IntercommunalityPleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gaëlle Nicolas[1]
Area
1
20.81 km2 (8.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,144
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29026 /29150
Elevation2–206 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.

Geography[edit]

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.

Population[edit]

In French the inhabitants of Châteaulin are known as Châteaulinois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,514—    
1800 3,172+3.38%
1806 3,161−0.06%
1821 2,426−1.75%
1831 2,783+1.38%
1836 2,968+1.30%
1841 2,548−3.01%
1846 2,790+1.83%
1851 2,849+0.42%
1856 2,852+0.02%
1861 2,892+0.28%
1866 3,259+2.42%
1872 3,339+0.41%
1876 3,436+0.72%
1881 3,462+0.15%
1886 3,656+1.10%
1891 3,677+0.11%
1896 3,857+0.96%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 3,874+0.09%
1906 4,237+1.81%
1911 4,271+0.16%
1921 4,005−0.64%
1926 3,766−1.22%
1931 3,615−0.82%
1936 3,702+0.48%
1946 3,954+0.66%
1954 3,958+0.01%
1962 4,096+0.43%
1968 4,370+1.09%
1975 4,711+1.08%
1982 5,357+1.85%
1990 4,965−0.95%
1999 5,157+0.42%
2007 5,298+0.34%
2012 5,181−0.45%
2017 5,214+0.13%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Breton language[edit]

In 2008 1.96% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[5]

Economy[edit]

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.

Personalities[edit]

International relations[edit]

Châteaulin is twinned with:

See also[edit]

Morning fog over the Aulne river

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Châteaulin, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

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