Landivisiau

Landivisiau
Landivizio
Commune
The church in Landivisiau
The church in Landivisiau
Flag of Landivisiau
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Coat of arms of Landivisiau
Coat of arms
Location of Landivisiau
Map
Landivisiau is located in France
Landivisiau
Landivisiau
Landivisiau is located in Brittany
Landivisiau
Landivisiau
Coordinates: 48°30′36″N 4°04′01″W / 48.5100°N 4.0669°W / 48.5100; -4.0669
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementMorlaix
CantonLandivisiau
IntercommunalityPays de Landivisiau
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Laurence Claisse[1]
Area
1
18.98 km2 (7.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
9,192
 • Density480/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29105 /29400
Elevation32–126 m (105–413 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Landivisiau (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃divizjo]; Breton: Landivizio) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The journalist Luc Le Vaillant, winner of the 1998 Albert Londres Prize was born in Landivisiau. Landivisiau is twinned with Bideford in north Devon.

Geography

Climate

Landivisiau has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Landivisiau is 11.3 °C (52.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,165.1 mm (45.87 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 16.8 °C (62.2 °F), and lowest in February, at around 6.5 °C (43.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Landivisiau was 39.5 °C (103.1 °F) on 18 July 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −9.1 °C (15.6 °F) on 13 January 1987.

Climate data for Landivisiau (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1966–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.8
(62.2) 		21.3
(70.3) 		23.8
(74.8) 		27.0
(80.6) 		29.6
(85.3) 		33.0
(91.4) 		39.3
(102.7) 		35.3
(95.5) 		31.3
(88.3) 		28.3
(82.9) 		21.5
(70.7) 		19.0
(66.2) 		39.3
(102.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9) 		9.8
(49.6) 		11.7
(53.1) 		13.7
(56.7) 		16.5
(61.7) 		18.9
(66.0) 		20.7
(69.3) 		20.9
(69.6) 		19.2
(66.6) 		15.9
(60.6) 		12.3
(54.1) 		10.0
(50.0) 		14.9
(58.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.9
(44.4) 		6.9
(44.4) 		8.4
(47.1) 		9.9
(49.8) 		12.6
(54.7) 		15.1
(59.2) 		16.9
(62.4) 		17.0
(62.6) 		15.3
(59.5) 		12.7
(54.9) 		9.6
(49.3) 		7.5
(45.5) 		11.6
(52.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.4
(39.9) 		4.1
(39.4) 		5.1
(41.2) 		6.1
(43.0) 		8.7
(47.7) 		11.2
(52.2) 		13.0
(55.4) 		13.1
(55.6) 		11.5
(52.7) 		9.5
(49.1) 		6.9
(44.4) 		4.9
(40.8) 		8.2
(46.8)
Record low °C (°F) −9.1
(15.6) 		−6.9
(19.6) 		−5.7
(21.7) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		3.0
(37.4) 		5.8
(42.4) 		6.3
(43.3) 		3.5
(38.3) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		−7.6
(18.3) 		−8.3
(17.1) 		−9.1
(15.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 140.2
(5.52) 		115.8
(4.56) 		77.9
(3.07) 		84.6
(3.33) 		72.2
(2.84) 		63.0
(2.48) 		64.1
(2.52) 		65.7
(2.59) 		72.5
(2.85) 		118.0
(4.65) 		135.2
(5.32) 		151.2
(5.95) 		1,160.4
(45.68)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17.4 15.1 13.3 12.7 10.2 9.2 10.6 10.1 10.6 15.1 17.3 18.1 159.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 60.3 73.8 110.3 142.9 170.5 183.1 168.5 165.1 154.3 105.0 68.2 61.6 1,463.4
Source: Météo France (sun 1991-2009)[3]

Landivisiau Naval Air Base

Landivisiau is home to the Landivisiau Naval Air Base [fr]. A squadron of 25× Air-Sol Moyenne Portée nuclear armed Rafale M from the French Navy is based at Landivisiau.[4]

International relations

It is twinned with Bideford in the southwest of the United Kingdom and Bad Sooden-Allendorf in Hesse, Germany.

Population

Inhabitants of Landivisiau are called in French Landivisiens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,360—    
1800 2,124−1.49%
1806 2,690+4.02%
1821 2,547−0.36%
1831 2,853+1.14%
1836 3,031+1.22%
1841 3,217+1.20%
1846 3,482+1.60%
1851 3,420−0.36%
1856 3,304−0.69%
1861 3,317+0.08%
1866 3,211−0.65%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1872 3,203−0.04%
1876 3,359+1.20%
1881 3,706+1.99%
1886 4,002+1.55%
1891 4,079+0.38%
1896 4,240+0.78%
1901 4,354+0.53%
1906 4,385+0.14%
1911 4,713+1.45%
1921 4,647−0.14%
1926 4,544−0.45%
1931 4,543−0.00%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1936 4,518−0.11%
1946 5,445+1.88%
1954 4,926−1.24%
1962 5,583+1.58%
1968 6,174+1.69%
1975 7,605+3.02%
1982 7,964+0.66%
1990 8,254+0.45%
1999 8,751+0.65%
2007 8,831+0.11%
2012 9,131+0.67%
2017 9,132+0.00%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

Breton language

In 2008, 7.11% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche climatologique - Landivisiau (29)" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  4. ^ Mills, Claire. "The French Nuclear Deterrent". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Landivisiau, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
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