Île de Batz
| Île-de-Batz Enez-Vaz | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
|
Porz Kernog on Île de Batz | |
  Île-de-Batz | |
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Location within Brittany region  Île-de-Batz | |
| Coordinates: 48°44′43″N 4°00′35″W / 48.7453°N 4.0097°WCoordinates: 48°44′43″N 4°00′35″W / 48.7453°N 4.0097°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Morlaix |
| Canton | Saint-Pol-de-Léon |
| Intercommunality | Pays Léonard |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Guy Cabioch |
| Area1 | 3.05 km2 (1.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 574 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29082 /29253 |
| Elevation | 0–33 m (0–108 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. | |
The Île de Batz (Enez Vaz in Breton) is an island off Roscoff in Brittany, France. Administratively, it is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Climate
| Climate data for Île de Batz (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.1 (57.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) |
7.2 (45) |
8.2 (46.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 107.3 (4.224) |
82.8 (3.26) |
77.9 (3.067) |
55.6 (2.189) |
56.7 (2.232) |
42.6 (1.677) |
35.9 (1.413) |
42.7 (1.681) |
59.1 (2.327) |
81.0 (3.189) |
101.8 (4.008) |
107.0 (4.213) |
850.4 (33.48) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 83 | 83.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 59.1 | 85.0 | 127.3 | 172.5 | 215.8 | 210.7 | 234.3 | 211.5 | 167.6 | 121.2 | 75.1 | 55.1 | 1,735.2 |
| Source: Infoclimat.fr[1] | |||||||||||||
Population
Inhabitants of Île-de-Batz are called in French Batziens or Îliens.
At the census of 1999 the island had a population of 575, and in 2005 it had an estimated population of 594.
Sights
The lighthouse of l'île de Batz
See also
References
- ↑ "Normes et records 1961-1990: Ile de Batz (29) - altitude 27m" (in French). Infoclimat. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Île-de-Batz. |
- Official website (in French)
- Cultural Heritage (in French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Île-de-Batz (in French)
- Official website of colonie du phare (in French)
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