Landéda

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An aerial view of Landéda
Coat of arms
Landéda
Location within Brittany region  Landéda
Coordinates: 48°35′19″N 4°34′12″W / 48.5886°N 4.5700°WCoordinates: 48°35′19″N 4°34′12″W / 48.5886°N 4.5700°W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Brest
Canton	Lannilis
Intercommunality	Plabennec et des Abers
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Christine Chevalier
Area^1	10.98 km^2 (4.24 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	3,628
• Density	330/km^2 (860/sq mi)
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

• 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 of Landéda

Year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
Population	1353	1311	1344	1398	1980	2093	2177	2068	2133	2135

Year	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
Population	2095	2159	2004	2066	2061	2057	2028	2043	2018	2161

Year	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
Population	2227	2191	2215	2235	2191	2317	2329	2231	2136	2134

Year	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	2281	2666	2949	3628

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

• Communes of the Finistère department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Landeda, Official website for the Commune of Landéda L'Aberwrac'h.
• French Ministry of Culture list for Landéda (French)