Landéda

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Coordinates: 48°35′19″N 4°34′12″W / 48.58861, -4.57

Commune of Landéda
Landeda
Location
Coordinates	48°35′19″N 4°34′12″W / 48.58861, -4.57
Administration
Country	France
Region	Bretagne
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Brest
Canton	Lannilis
Intercommunality	CdC de Plabennec et des Abers
Mayor	Christian Tréguer (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	0 m–57 m
Land area¹	10.98 km²
Population² (1999)	2,949
- Density	269/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	29101/ 29870
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Landéda (Breton: Landeda) is a commune of the Finistère département, in France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Sea rescue 5 Economy 6 Monuments 7 Associations 8 See also 9 External links 10 References

[edit] Geography

The coastal commune of Landéda forms a peninsula between two river mouths, the Aber Wrac'h to the north and the Aber-Benoît to the south.

[edit] History

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

[edit] Demographics

Inhabitants of Landéda are called Landédaens.

As of the census of 1999, the town has a population of 2,949.

[edit] Sea rescue

Landeda is the base of 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Monuments

• Vault of Holy-Marguerite
• Vault of Troménec
• Vault of Broennou

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

[edit] Associations

• Oak Theatre Company
• Vrac'h Amateur Theatre

[edit] See also

• Communes of the Finistère department

[edit] External links

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

[edit] References

• Translated from Landéda, French Wikipedia