Landivisiau
Landivisiau (Breton: Landivizio) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The journalist Luc Le Vaillant, winner of the 1998 Albert Londres Prize was born in Landivisiau. Landivisiau is twinned with Bideford in N.Devon
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Coordinates: 48°30′36″N 4°04′01″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Finistère |
Arrondissement | Morlaix |
Canton | Landivisiau |
Intercommunality | Pays de Landivisiau |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Laurence Claisse |
Area 1 | 18.98 km2 (7.33 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 9,132 |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 29105 /29400 |
Elevation | 32–126 m (105–413 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Air base
Landivisiau is home to the Landivisiau Naval Air Base (in French). A squadron of 25× Air-Sol Moyenne Portée nuclear armed Rafale M from the French Navy is based at Landivisiau.[2]
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.
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Breton language
In 2008, 7.11% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[3]
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See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Mills, Claire. "The French Nuclear Deterrent". Cite journal requires
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- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French);
External links
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- Official website (in French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Landivisiau (in French)
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