Clohars-Carnoët
Kloar-Karnoed
Commune
Le Pouldu, Clohars-Carnoët
Le Pouldu, Clohars-Carnoët
Coat of arms of Clohars-Carnoët
Coat of arms
Location of Clohars-Carnoët
Clohars-Carnoët is located in France
Clohars-Carnoët
Clohars-Carnoët
Clohars-Carnoët is located in Brittany
Clohars-Carnoët
Clohars-Carnoët
Coordinates: 47°47′48″N 3°35′01″W / 47.7967°N 3.5836°W / 47.7967; -3.5836
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonQuimperlé
IntercommunalityCA Quimperlé Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Juloux[1]
Area
1
34.83 km2 (13.45 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
4,651
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29031 /29360
Elevation0–71 m (0–233 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Clohars-Carnoët (French pronunciation: [klɔaʁ kaʁnwεt]; Breton: Kloar-Karnoed) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The beach resort of Le Pouldu, with the beaches of Bellangenet and Kerrou, is located in the town.

Geography

The commune has two small harbours: Le Pouldu and Doëlan. The Carnoët forest extends partly over the north of the commune. Historically, the village belongs to Cornouaille. The mouth of the river Ellé, called Laïta, forms a natural boundary to the east.

Population

Inhabitants of Clohars-Carnoët are called in French Cloharsiens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,469—    
1800 2,532+0.36%
1806 2,353−1.21%
1821 2,725+0.98%
1831 2,795+0.25%
1836 2,830+0.25%
1841 2,850+0.14%
1846 3,146+2.00%
1851 3,332+1.16%
1856 3,072−1.61%
1861 3,125+0.34%
1866 3,466+2.09%
1872 3,389−0.37%
1876 3,480+0.66%
1881 3,572+0.52%
1886 3,623+0.28%
1891 3,717+0.51%
1896 3,771+0.29%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,010+1.24%
1906 4,355+1.66%
1911 4,539+0.83%
1921 4,474−0.14%
1926 4,328−0.66%
1931 4,287−0.19%
1936 4,284−0.01%
1946 4,226−0.14%
1954 3,931−0.90%
1962 3,919−0.04%
1968 3,539−1.69%
1975 3,284−1.06%
1982 3,406+0.52%
1990 3,678+0.97%
1999 3,867+0.56%
2009 4,028+0.41%
2014 4,246+1.06%
2020 4,625+1.44%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (2009-2020)[4]

Map

Topographic map

Tourism

The beaches of Bellangenet and Kerrou, in the seaside resort of Le Pouldu, are popular destinations in Summer.

See also

References

  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 Clohars-Carnoët, EHESS (in French).
  4. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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