Landivisiau
| Landivisiau Landivizio | ||
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The church in Landivisiau | ||
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  Landivisiau | ||
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Location within Brittany region  Landivisiau | ||
| Coordinates: 48°30′36″N 4°04′01″W / 48.5100°N 4.0669°WCoordinates: 48°30′36″N 4°04′01″W / 48.5100°N 4.0669°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Morlaix | |
| Canton | Landivisiau | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Landivisiau | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Laurence Claisse | |
| Area1 | 18.98 km2 (7.33 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 8,964 | |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29105 / 29400 | |
| Elevation | 32–126 m (105–413 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Landivisiau (Breton: Landivizio) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Air base
Landivisiau is home to the Landivisiau Naval Air Base (French). A squadron of Air-Sol Moyenne Portée armed Dassault Rafale from the French Navy is based at Landivisiau.[1]
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 | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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.[2]
See also
- Communes of the Finistère department
- List of the works of Bastien and Henry Prigent
- Maurice Le Scouëzec
References
- ↑ http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN04079
- ↑ (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
- Mayors of Finistère Association (French);
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landivisiau. |
- Official website (French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Landivisiau (French)
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