Editing Carnac (section)

{{Short description|Commune in Brittany, France, known for its Neolithic standing stones}}
{{About|the commune|the temple complex|Karnak|other uses|Carnac (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name                   = Carnac
|native name            = Karnag
|commune status         = [[Communes of France|Commune]]
|image                  = Kermario Carnac.JPG
|caption                = Standing stones in the Kermario alignment
|image coat of arms     = Blason ville fr Carnac (Morbihan).svg
|coordinates            = {{coord|47.5847|-3.0794|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|arrondissement         = Lorient
|canton                 = Quiberon
|INSEE                  = 56034
|postal code            = 56340
|mayor                  = Olivier Lepick<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.morbihan.gouv.fr/content/download/45068/325032/file/Maires%20du%20Morbihan%202020%20-%20250.pdf|title=Maires du Morbihan|date=7 July 2020|publisher=Préfecture du Morbihan}}</ref>
|term                   = 2020&ndash;2026
|intercommunality       = Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
|elevation m            = 16
|elevation min m        = 0
|elevation max m        = 45
|area km2               = 32.71
|population             = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date        = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}

'''Carnac''' ({{IPA|fr|kaʁnak}}; {{langx|br|italic=no|Karnag}}, {{IPA|br|ˈkaːʁnaɡ|pron}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] beside the [[Gulf of Morbihan]] on the south coast of [[Brittany]] in the [[Morbihan]] [[Departments of France|department]] in north-western [[France]].

Its inhabitants are called ''Carnacois'' in [[French language|French]]. Carnac is renowned for the [[Carnac stones]] – one of the most extensive Neolithic [[menhir]] collections in the world – as well as its [[beach]]es, which are popular with tourists.

Located on a narrow peninsula halfway between the medieval town [[Vannes]] and the seaside resort [[Quiberon]], Carnac is split into two centres: ''Carnac-Ville'' and ''Carnac-Plage'' (the beachfront). In total there are five beaches, including ''la Grande Plage'', and further to the east, ''Plage Men Dû'' and ''Beaumer''.