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) | |
| 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).
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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.[1]
See also
- Communes of the Finistère department
- List of the works of Bastien and Henry Prigent
- Maurice Le Scouëzec
References
- ↑ (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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