Carmel is a small village near Y Fron in Gwynedd, north-west Wales.

The village contains a number of chapels, which are gradually closing down and some being converted into homes.

The Victorian village school and post office have also been closed.

There are a number of other businesses including a driving school, coal merchant and a garage.

Notable residents have included Dafydd Glyn Jones, Sir Thomas Parry (1904-1985), Principal of University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, from 1958 to 1969[2] and the artist Ifor Pritchard.