Île-de-Bréhat

Bréhat (French: Île-de-Bréhat, Breton: Enez Vriad) is an island and commune located near Paimpol, a mile off the northern coast of Brittany. Administratively, it is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in northwestern France.

Bréhat

Île-de-Bréhat
Enez-Vriad
Port-Clos landing stage at low tide
Coat of arms
Location of Bréhat
Bréhat
Bréhat
Coordinates: 48°50′49″N 2°59′55″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementSaint-Brieuc
CantonPaimpol
Government
  Mayor (2014–2020) Patrick Huet
Area
1
3.09 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
361
  Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22016 /22870
Elevation0–34 m (0–112 ft)
WebsiteSite de la mairie de l'île de Bréhat
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bréhat is actually an archipelago composed of two main islands, separated only at high tide, and many smaller ones. It is famous for its pink granite rocks, very mild micro-climate and Mediterranean vegetation, due to the warm Gulf Stream coming from across the Atlantic.

Many day-trippers come to Brehat every day by the ferry service (les Vedettes de Bréhat) and visit the main tourist attractions, the Paon & Rosedo lighthouses, the St-Michel chapel, the Guerzido beach, the Birlot water-mill and the Verrerie of Bréhat.

Bréhat island's enclosed harbour, at high tide

Climate

Climate data for Île-de-Bréhat (1961–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0)
9.0
(48.2)
10.4
(50.7)
11.9
(53.4)
14.6
(58.3)
17.1
(62.8)
19.4
(66.9)
19.9
(67.8)
18.7
(65.7)
15.9
(60.6)
12.0
(53.6)
10.0
(50.0)
14.0
(57.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2)
6.8
(44.2)
8.0
(46.4)
9.4
(48.9)
11.9
(53.4)
14.4
(57.9)
16.6
(61.9)
17.1
(62.8)
16.0
(60.8)
13.5
(56.3)
10.0
(50.0)
8.0
(46.4)
11.5
(52.7)
Average low °C (°F) 4.7
(40.5)
4.6
(40.3)
5.5
(41.9)
6.9
(44.4)
9.2
(48.6)
11.7
(53.1)
13.8
(56.8)
14.3
(57.7)
13.4
(56.1)
11.1
(52.0)
7.9
(46.2)
6.0
(42.8)
9.1
(48.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 85.0
(3.35)
69.5
(2.74)
62.5
(2.46)
45.0
(1.77)
56.0
(2.20)
39.6
(1.56)
36.1
(1.42)
36.3
(1.43)
51.5
(2.03)
69.0
(2.72)
88.7
(3.49)
83.5
(3.29)
722.8
(28.46)
Average relative humidity (%) 87 85 85 85 86 87 87 86 86 86 85 85 86
Mean monthly sunshine hours 61.7 87.3 134.5 180.3 224.3 223.2 238.2 220.9 169.8 122.7 72.3 56.3 1,791.5
Source: Infoclimat.fr[2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,318    
18001,475+11.9%
18061,444−2.1%
18211,488+3.0%
18311,550+4.2%
18361,483−4.3%
18411,519+2.4%
18461,941+27.8%
18511,357−30.1%
18561,348−0.7%
18611,202−10.8%
18661,212+0.8%
18721,114−8.1%
18761,059−4.9%
18811,172+10.7%
18861,086−7.3%
18911,012−6.8%
1896984−2.8%
1901995+1.1%
19061,062+6.7%
19111,016−4.3%
1921977−3.8%
1926980+0.3%
1931959−2.1%
1936830−13.5%
1946855+3.0%
1954843−1.4%
1962700−17.0%
1968653−6.7%
1975553−15.3%
1982511−7.6%
1990461−9.8%
1999421−8.7%
2008444+5.5%
2011400−9.9%

Inhabitants of Île-de-Bréhat are called bréhatins in French.

Sights

People linked to Île-de-Bréhat

  • Marc Chagall, (1887–1985), painted La fenêtre sur l'Ile de Bréhat, 1924, kept at Vereinigung Zürcher Kunstfreunde.[3]
  • Goudji, (1941–), the Georgian-born French sculptor and goldsmith, frequently resides in Bréhat ; in 2008 he offered an item and participated in an auction to restore local religious monuments

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Normes et records 1961–1990: Ile de Bréhat, Côtes-d'Armor(22), 25 m" (in French). Infoclimat. Archived from the original on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. Marc Chagall at Vereinigung Zürcher Kunstfreunde


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