Theme Week Brittany – Concarneau
Tuesday, 9 June 2015 - 02:21 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General
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Aerial view of Ville Close, harbour and town centre © Ronan Voltz
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Concarneau (Breton:
Konk Kerne , meaning
Bay of Cornwall ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
The town has two distinct areas: the modern town on the mainland and the medieval Ville Close, a walled town on a long island in the centre of the harbour. Historically, the old town was a centre of shipbuilding. The Ville Close is now devoted to tourism with many restaurants and shops aimed at tourists. However restraint has been shown in resisting the worst excesses of souvenir shops. Also in the Ville Close is the fishing museum. The Ville Close is connected to the town by a drawbridge and at the other end a ferry to the village of Lanriec on the other side of the harbour.
Aerial view of Ville Close, harbour and town centre © Ronan Voltz
In August the town holds the annual
Fête des Filets Bleus (Festival of the blue nets). The festival named after the traditional blue nets of Concarneau’s fishing fleet, is a celebration of Breton and pan-Celtic culture. Such festival can occur throughout Brittany but the Filets Bleus is one of the oldest and largest attracting in excess of a thousand costumed participants with many times the number of observers. In 2005, the 100th festival was celebrated.
Fishing, particularly for tuna, has long been the primary economic activity in Concarneau. The
Les Mouettes d’Arvor is one of last traditional canning factory in Concarneau. Concarneau is one of the biggest fishing ports in France. Since the 1980s, other industries have arisen, such as boat construction and summer tourism. The Ville Close separates the working port from the yacht basin.
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