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Landéda

Landéda
Landeda
Commune
An aerial view of Landéda
An aerial view of Landéda
Coat of arms of Landéda
Coat of arms
Location of Landéda
Map
Landéda is located in France
Landéda
Landéda
Landéda is located in Brittany
Landéda
Landéda
Coordinates: 48°35′19″N 4°34′12″W / 48.5886°N 4.5700°W / 48.5886; -4.5700
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementBrest
CantonPlabennec
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) David Kerlan[1]
Area
1
10.98 km2 (4.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
3,695
 • Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29101 /29870
Elevation0–57 m (0–187 ft)
Websitewww.landeda.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Landéda (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃deda]; 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

  • 1790: commune established
  • 1822: linked with the commune of Brouennou
  • 1829: annexed the commune of Brouennou

Population

Inhabitants of Landéda are called in French Landédaens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,353—    
1800 1,311−0.45%
1806 1,344+0.42%
1821 1,398+0.26%
1831 1,980+3.54%
1836 2,093+1.12%
1841 2,177+0.79%
1846 2,068−1.02%
1851 2,133+0.62%
1856 2,135+0.02%
1861 2,095−0.38%
1866 2,159+0.60%
1872 2,004−1.23%
1876 2,066+0.76%
1881 2,061−0.05%
1886 2,057−0.04%
1891 2,028−0.28%
1896 2,043+0.15%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,018−0.25%
1906 2,161+1.38%
1911 2,227+0.60%
1921 2,191−0.16%
1926 2,215+0.22%
1931 2,235+0.18%
1936 2,191−0.40%
1946 2,317+0.56%
1954 2,329+0.06%
1962 2,231−0.54%
1968 2,136−0.72%
1975 2,134−0.01%
1982 2,281+0.96%
1990 2,666+1.97%
1999 2,949+1.13%
2007 3,555+2.36%
2012 3,606+0.29%
2017 3,578−0.16%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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

  • Sainte-Marguerite chapel
  • Troménec chapel
  • Brouennou chapel

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

Associations

  • Oak Theatre Company
  • Vrac'h Amateur Theatre

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Landéda, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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