Île-de-Bréhat
Bréhat
Île-de-Bréhat Enez-Vriad | |
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| Coordinates: 48°50′51″N 3°00′00″W / 48.8475°N 3.0000°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| Canton | Paimpol |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Carré[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.09 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 402 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22016 /22870 |
| Elevation | 0–34 m (0–112 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bréhat (
.Bréhat is actually an
Mediterranean vegetation, due to the warm Gulf Stream coming from across the Atlantic
.
Many
day-trippers come to Bréhat every day by the ferry service (les Vedettes de Bréhat) which sails from Pointe de l'Arcouest, to the north of Paimpol, taking about 10 minutes.[3] They come to visit the main tourist attractions, the Paon and Rosedo lighthouses, the St-Michel chapel, the Guerzido beach, the Birlot [fr] water-mill and the Verrerie of Bréhat. In June 2023 the local municipality imposed a limit on the numbers of summer tourists, citing "overtourism".[4]
Climate
Bréhat features a temperate
palm trees
and other Mediterranean plants can grow naturally due to the scarcity of frosts throughout the year.
| Climate data for Île-de-Bréhat (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
6.9 (44.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
7.9 (46.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 85.0 (3.35) |
69.5 (2.74) |
62.5 (2.46) |
45.0 (1.77) |
56.0 (2.20) |
39.6 (1.56) |
36.1 (1.42) |
36.3 (1.43) |
51.5 (2.03) |
69.0 (2.72) |
88.7 (3.49) |
83.5 (3.29) |
722.8 (28.46) |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
87 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 86 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 61.7 | 87.3 | 134.5 | 180.3 | 224.3 | 223.2 | 238.2 | 220.9 | 169.8 | 122.7 | 72.3 | 56.3 | 1,791.5 |
| Source: Infoclimat.fr[6] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 653 | — |
| 1975 | 553 | −2.35% |
| 1982 | 511 | −1.12% |
| 1990 | 461 | −1.28% |
| 1999 | 421 | −1.00% |
| 2009 | 429 | +0.19% |
| 2014 | 392 | −1.79% |
| 2020 | 377 | −0.65% |
| Source: INSEE[7] | ||
Inhabitants of Île-de-Bréhat are called Bréhatins in French.
Sights
- Héaux de Bréhat Lighthouse
- Rosedo Lighthouse
- Chapelle Saint Michel
- Paon Lighthouse
- Chapelle Keranroux
- Verrerie of Brehat
-
La Croix Lighthouse -
Paon Lighthouse -
Chapelle St Michel -
Bréhat island's enclosed harbour, at high tide -
Chapelle Keranoux -
St Michael's chapel
People linked to Île-de-Bréhat
- Pierre-Marie Le Bozec- Naval officer who lived and died here
- André César Vermare (1869–1949), renowned sculptor who resided and died in the island
- Marc Chagall (1887–1985), painted La fenêtre sur l'Ile de Bréhat, 1924, kept at Vereinigung Zürcher Kunstfreunde.[8]
- Goudji (born 1941), the Georgian-born French sculptor and goldsmith, frequently resides in Bréhat; in 2008 he offered an item and participated in an auction to restore local religious monuments
- Marie-José Chombart de Lauwe, resistance fighter.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Bréhat island - Ile de Bréhat, Brittany France - Accommodation, Ferries, Attractions". www.brittanyholidayguide.com. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Trendy French island limits visitors to fight 'overtourism'". France 24 (English). 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ Vergez-Tricom, Geneviève (1925). La Géographie: " L'île de Bréhat ". p. 44.
- ^ "Normes et records 1961–1990: Ile de Bréhat, Côtes-d'Armor(22), 25 m" (in French). Infoclimat. Archived from the original on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Marc Chagall at Vereinigung Zürcher Kunstfreunde". Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Île-de-Bréhat.
- Mairie de Bréhat (Island town home)
- Vedettes de Bréhat (ferry boat company)
- Tourism in Brehat
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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