Île-Tudy

Île-Tudy
Enez-Tudi

Île-Tudy, from Loctudy
Île-Tudy

Coordinates: 47°50′36″N 4°10′01″W / 47.8433°N 4.1669°W / 47.8433; -4.1669Coordinates: 47°50′36″N 4°10′01″W / 47.8433°N 4.1669°W / 47.8433; -4.1669
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Quimper
Canton Pont-l'Abbé
Intercommunality Pays Bigouden Sud
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Éric Jousseaume
Area1 1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 691
  Density 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 29085 / 29980
Elevation 0–5 m (0–16 ft)

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.

Île-Tudy (Breton: Enez-Tudi) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Île-Tudy are called in French Îliens.

History

The United States Navy established a naval air station on 14 March 1918 to operate seaplanes during World War I. The base closed shortly after the First Armistice at Compiègne.[1]

See also

References

  1. Van Wyen, Adrian O. (1969). Naval Aviation in World War I. Washington, D.C.: Chief of Naval Operations. p. 61.

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