Camaret-sur-Mer | |
Native Name: | Kameled |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Camaret-sur-mer (29).svg |
Coordinates: | 48.2767°N -4.5956°W |
Insee: | 29022 |
Postal Code: | 29570 |
Arrondissement: | Châteaulin |
Canton: | Crozon |
Mayor: | Joseph Le Mérour[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Presqu'île de Crozon-Aulne maritime |
Elevation Min M: | 0 |
Elevation Max M: | 65 |
Area Km2: | 11.64 |
Camaret-sur-Mer (in French pronounced as /kamaʁε syʁ mɛʁ/;) 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.