The city 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; its ramparts date from the 14th century.[3] The Ville Close is now devoted to tourism with many restaurants and shops aimed at tourists. However restraint has been shown in resisting the excesses of souvenir shops. Also in the Ville Close is the fishing museum. The Ville Close is connected to the town by a bridge and at the other end a ferry to the village of Lanriec on the other side of the harbour.
Events
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 festivals can occur throughout Brittany but the Filets Bleus is one of the oldest and largest, attracting in excess of a thousand participants in traditional dress with many times that 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 the last traditional canning factories 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.
Concarneau
Demographics
Inhabitants of Concarneau are called in FrenchConcarnois (masculine) and Concarnoises (feminine). In 1959, Concarneau absorbed the former commune Lanriec.[4]
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1793
2,000
—
1800
1,561
−3.48%
1806
1,608
+0.50%
1821
1,511
−0.41%
1831
1,843
+2.01%
1836
1,816
−0.29%
1841
1,984
+1.79%
1846
2,100
+1.14%
1851
2,289
+1.74%
1856
2,372
+0.71%
1861
2,767
+3.13%
1866
3,555
+5.14%
1872
4,463
+3.86%
1876
4,745
+1.54%
1881
5,191
+1.81%
1886
5,684
+1.83%
1891
5,991
+1.06%
1896
6,500
+1.64%
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1901
7,635
+3.27%
1906
8,007
+0.96%
1911
7,263
−1.93%
1921
6,170
−1.62%
1926
5,995
−0.57%
1931
5,815
−0.61%
1936
5,878
+0.22%
1946
10,519
+5.99%
1954
10,341
−0.21%
1962
15,907
+5.53%
1968
17,801
+1.89%
1975
18,759
+0.75%
1982
17,984
−0.60%
1990
18,630
+0.44%
1999
19,453
+0.48%
2009
19,352
−0.05%
2014
19,199
−0.16%
2020
20,209
+0.86%
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