Landivisiau

Landivisiau (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 N.Devon

Landivisiau

Landivizio
The church in Landivisiau
Coat of arms
Location of Landivisiau
Landivisiau
Landivisiau
Coordinates: 48°30′36″N 4°04′01″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementMorlaix
CantonLandivisiau
IntercommunalityPays de Landivisiau
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Laurence Claisse
Area
1
18.98 km2 (7.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
9,132
  Density480/km2 (1,200/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.

Climate

Climate data for Landivisiau / 1981–2010 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)
34.5
(94.1)
35.3
(95.5)
29.7
(85.5)
28.3
(82.9)
21.5
(70.7)
19.0
(66.2)
35.3
(95.5)
Average high °C (°F) 9.1
(48.4)
9.3
(48.7)
11.3
(52.3)
13.0
(55.4)
16.0
(60.8)
18.5
(65.3)
20.5
(68.9)
20.6
(69.1)
18.9
(66.0)
15.6
(60.1)
12.0
(53.6)
9.7
(49.5)
14.6
(58.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.6
(43.9)
6.5
(43.7)
8.2
(46.8)
9.4
(48.9)
12.3
(54.1)
14.7
(58.5)
16.7
(62.1)
16.8
(62.2)
15.1
(59.2)
12.4
(54.3)
9.2
(48.6)
7.1
(44.8)
11.3
(52.3)
Average low °C (°F) 4.1
(39.4)
3.7
(38.7)
5.1
(41.2)
5.7
(42.3)
8.6
(47.5)
10.9
(51.6)
12.9
(55.2)
12.9
(55.2)
11.3
(52.3)
9.3
(48.7)
6.5
(43.7)
4.5
(40.1)
8.0
(46.4)
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) 144.6
(5.69)
108.8
(4.28)
92.7
(3.65)
87.0
(3.43)
78.9
(3.11)
58.1
(2.29)
64.4
(2.54)
60.3
(2.37)
78.8
(3.10)
118.5
(4.67)
127.2
(5.01)
145.8
(5.74)
1,165.1
(45.87)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 17.6 13.9 14.7 13.0 11.1 8.8 10.7 9.6 10.7 15.4 16.8 17.3 159.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 60.4 73.8 110.4 142.9 170.5 183.1 168.5 165.1 154.3 105.0 68.2 61.7 1,463.8
Source: Meteociel [2]

Air base

Landivisiau is home to the Landivisiau Naval Air Base (in French). A squadron of 25× Air-Sol Moyenne Portée nuclear armed Rafale M from the French Navy is based at Landivisiau.[3]

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.±%
1793 2,360    
1800 2,124−10.0%
1806 2,690+26.6%
1821 2,547−5.3%
1831 2,853+12.0%
1836 3,031+6.2%
1841 3,217+6.1%
1846 3,482+8.2%
1851 3,420−1.8%
1856 3,304−3.4%
1861 3,317+0.4%
1866 3,211−3.2%
YearPop.±%
1872 3,203−0.2%
1876 3,359+4.9%
1881 3,706+10.3%
1886 4,002+8.0%
1891 4,079+1.9%
1896 4,240+3.9%
1901 4,354+2.7%
1906 4,385+0.7%
1911 4,713+7.5%
1921 4,647−1.4%
1926 4,544−2.2%
1931 4,543−0.0%
YearPop.±%
1936 4,518−0.6%
1946 5,445+20.5%
1954 4,926−9.5%
1962 5,583+13.3%
1968 6,174+10.6%
1975 7,605+23.2%
1982 7,964+4.7%
1990 8,254+3.6%
1999 8,759+6.1%
2008 8,964+2.3%

Breton language

In 2008, 7.11% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Normales et records pour Landivisiau (29)". Meteociel. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. Mills, Claire. "The French Nuclear Deterrent". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue


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