Landéda

Commune in Brittany, France

Landéda Landeda
Commune
An aerial view of Landéda
Coat of arms
Location of Landéda
(2023–2026)		David Kerlan^[1]
Area ¹	10.98 km² (4.24 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	3,654
• Density	330/km² (860/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29101 /29870
Elevation	0–57 m (0–187 ft)
Website	www.landeda.fr
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Landéda (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃deda]; Breton: Landeda) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Geography

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

History

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

Population

Inhabitants of Landéda are called in French Landédaens.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	1,353	—
1800	1,311	−0.45%
1806	1,344	+0.42%
1821	1,398	+0.26%
1831	1,980	+3.54%
1836	2,093	+1.12%
1841	2,177	+0.79%
1846	2,068	−1.02%
1851	2,133	+0.62%
1856	2,135	+0.02%
1861	2,095	−0.38%
1866	2,159	+0.60%
1872	2,004	−1.23%
1876	2,066	+0.76%
1881	2,061	−0.05%
1886	2,057	−0.04%
1891	2,028	−0.28%
1896	2,043	+0.15%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	2,018	−0.25%
1906	2,161	+1.38%
1911	2,227	+0.60%
1921	2,191	−0.16%
1926	2,215	+0.22%
1931	2,235	+0.18%
1936	2,191	−0.40%
1946	2,317	+0.56%
1954	2,329	+0.06%
1962	2,231	−0.54%
1968	2,136	−0.72%
1975	2,134	−0.01%
1982	2,281	+0.96%
1990	2,666	+1.97%
1999	2,949	+1.13%
2007	3,555	+2.36%
2012	3,606	+0.29%
2017	3,578	−0.16%

Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[4]

Sea rescue

Landeda is the base for 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.

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.

Sights

Sainte-Marguerite chapel
Troménec chapel
Brouennou chapel

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

Associations

Oak Theatre Company
Vrac'h Amateur Theatre

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Landéda, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landéda.

Landeda, Official website for the Commune of Landéda L'Aberwrac'h.
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)