Carantec
Karanteg | |
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Coordinates: 48°40′07″N 3°54′45″W / 48.6686°N 3.9125°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | Morlaix |
Canton | Morlaix |
Intercommunality | Morlaix Communauté |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicole Segalen-Hamon[1] |
Area 1 | 9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 3,236 |
• Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 29023 /29660 |
Elevation | 0–74 m (0–243 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Carantec (French pronunciation: [kaʁɑ̃tɛk]; Breton: Karanteg) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Carantec is located on the coast of the English Channel. It contains a small island within its boundaries, Île Callot, which can be reached by a causeway during most low tides (except at neap tide). Carantec is bordered by the communes of Henvic and Taulé to the south, and is near the town of Morlaix.