CONCARNEAU, a fishing port of western France in the south of the department of Finistere, 14m. S.E. of Quimper. Pop. 5,62o. The town is picturesquely placed on the Baie de la Foret. The old portion stands on an island, and is surrounded by ramparts, parts of which are believed to date from the 14th cen tury, while a fashionable little watering-place is growing up on the adjacent Sables-Blancs. Sardine-tinning is carried on. Of recent years the lace industry has revived among the women owing to poor fishing seasons.