Landéda

Landéda
Landeda

An aerial view of Landéda

Coat of arms
Landéda

Coordinates: 48°35′19″N 4°34′12″W / 48.5886°N 4.5700°W / 48.5886; -4.5700Coordinates: 48°35′19″N 4°34′12″W / 48.5886°N 4.5700°W / 48.5886; -4.5700
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Brest
Canton Lannilis
Intercommunality Plabennec et des Abers
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Christine Chevalier
Area1 10.98 km2 (4.24 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 3,628
 • Density 330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 29101 / 29870
Elevation 0–57 m (0–187 ft)
Website www.landeda.fr

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Landéda (Breton: Landeda) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Geography

The coastal commune of Landéda forms a peninsula between two rias, the Aber Wrac'h to the north and the Aber-Benoît to the south.

History

Population

Inhabitants of Landéda are called in French Landédaens.

Historical population of Landéda
Year1793180018061821183118361841184618511856
Population1353131113441398198020932177206821332135
Year1861186618721876188118861891189619011906
Population2095215920042066206120572028204320182161
Year1911192119261931193619461954196219681975
Population2227219122152235219123172329223121362134
Year1982199019992008
Population2281266629493628

Sea rescue

Landeda is the base for the high-speed rescue motorboat located at the port of Aber Wrac'h. The rescue service is operated by volunteers. The rescue motorboat is named the President Joseph Oulhen, which is the name of a former manager of the service who died in service in 1986.

Economy

The port of the Aber Wrac'h is within the territory of the commune. It includes a marina managed by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Brest.

Sights

Other notable sights include an abbey, a manor, many stone crosses and islands with ancient ruins.

Associations

See also

References

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