Île-de-Bréhat
Bréhat (French: Île-de-Bréhat, Breton: Enez Vriad) is an island and commune located near Paimpol, a mile off the northern coast of Brittany. Administratively, it is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in northwestern France.
Bréhat
Île-de-Bréhat Enez-Vriad | |
|---|---|
 Port-Clos landing stage at low tide | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bréhat 
| |
  Bréhat  Bréhat | |
| Coordinates: 48°50′49″N 2°59′55″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| Canton | Paimpol |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Patrick Huet |
| Area 1 | 3.09 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 361 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/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 | Site de la mairie de l'île de Bréhat |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bréhat is actually an archipelago composed of two main islands, separated only at high tide, and many smaller ones. It is famous for its pink granite rocks, very mild micro-climate and Mediterranean vegetation, due to the warm Gulf Stream coming from across the Atlantic.
Many day-trippers come to Brehat every day by the ferry service (les Vedettes de Bréhat) and visit the main tourist attractions, the Paon & Rosedo lighthouses, the St-Michel chapel, the Guerzido beach, the Birlot water-mill and the Verrerie of Bréhat.
 Bréhat island's enclosed harbour, at high tide |
Climate
| Climate data for Île-de-Bréhat (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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[2] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 1,318 | — |
| 1800 | 1,475 | +11.9% |
| 1806 | 1,444 | −2.1% |
| 1821 | 1,488 | +3.0% |
| 1831 | 1,550 | +4.2% |
| 1836 | 1,483 | −4.3% |
| 1841 | 1,519 | +2.4% |
| 1846 | 1,941 | +27.8% |
| 1851 | 1,357 | −30.1% |
| 1856 | 1,348 | −0.7% |
| 1861 | 1,202 | −10.8% |
| 1866 | 1,212 | +0.8% |
| 1872 | 1,114 | −8.1% |
| 1876 | 1,059 | −4.9% |
| 1881 | 1,172 | +10.7% |
| 1886 | 1,086 | −7.3% |
| 1891 | 1,012 | −6.8% |
| 1896 | 984 | −2.8% |
| 1901 | 995 | +1.1% |
| 1906 | 1,062 | +6.7% |
| 1911 | 1,016 | −4.3% |
| 1921 | 977 | −3.8% |
| 1926 | 980 | +0.3% |
| 1931 | 959 | −2.1% |
| 1936 | 830 | −13.5% |
| 1946 | 855 | +3.0% |
| 1954 | 843 | −1.4% |
| 1962 | 700 | −17.0% |
| 1968 | 653 | −6.7% |
| 1975 | 553 | −15.3% |
| 1982 | 511 | −7.6% |
| 1990 | 461 | −9.8% |
| 1999 | 421 | −8.7% |
| 2008 | 444 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 400 | −9.9% |
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
People linked to Île-de-Bréhat
- Marc Chagall, (1887–1985), painted La fenêtre sur l'Ile de Bréhat, 1924, kept at Vereinigung Zürcher Kunstfreunde.[3]
- Goudji, (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
See also
- Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department
- André César Vermare Sculptor of war memorial
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "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.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- Marc Chagall at Vereinigung Zürcher Kunstfreunde
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)
La Croix Lighthouse
Paon Lighthouse
Chapelle St Michel
Chapelle Keranoux
St Michael's chapel
Authority control  |
|
|---|
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.