Common of more than 2,200 inhabitants, Hôpital-Camfrout takes place in Brittany, in the department of Finistere. It is located on the banks of the harbor of Brest, on a peninsula between the estuary of the river Camfrout and the estuary of Aulne. It lies on the route of an old Roman road linking Quimper to Brignogan.
Once a very active fishing port, the commune of Hôpital-Camfrout was a dependency of the Landévennec abbey several centuries ago, before becoming, in the 12th century, a location for the hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem. Location of an old clumsy, which would have left its name to the city, it is known in the eighteenth century for its activity, through, among other things, the cultivation of flax and hemp. Today, Hôpital-Camfrout is mainly appreciated for its architectural heritage, as well as for its beautiful beaches overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
