Carantec
Encyclopedia
Carantec is a commune
in the Finistère
department of Brittany in north-western France
.
Carantec is located on the coast of the English Channel
, and contains a small island within its boundaries, the Île Callot. Carantec is bordered by the communes of Henvic
and Taulé
to the south, and is near to the town of Morlaix
.
with Grand-Saconnex
in Switzerland.
Carantécois.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Finistère
Finistère
Finistère is a département of France, in the extreme west of Brittany.-History:The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel...
department of Brittany in north-western France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Carantec is located on the coast of the English Channel
English Channel
The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
, and contains a small island within its boundaries, the Île Callot. Carantec is bordered by the communes of Henvic
Henvic
Henvic is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Henvic are called in French Henvicois.-References:** ;-External links:* *...
and Taulé
Taulé
Taulé is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Taulé are called in French Taulésiens.-References:** -External links:*...
to the south, and is near to the town of Morlaix
Morlaix
Morlaix is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Leisure and tourism:...
.
International relations
Carantec is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with Grand-Saconnex
Grand-Saconnex
Grand-Saconnex is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.Several international organizations and permanent missions to the United Nations are located in Grand Saconnex...
in Switzerland.
Population
Inhabitants of Carantec are called in FrenchFrench language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
Carantécois.