Landivisiau

Geography

Climate

Landivisiau has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Landivisiau is 11.6 C. The average annual rainfall is 1160.4 mm with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.0 C, and lowest in January and February, at around 6.9 C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Landivisiau was 39.3 C on 18 July 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was -9.1 C on 13 January 1987.

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Landivisiau Naval Air Base

Landivisiau is home to the . A squadron of 25× Air-Sol Moyenne Portée nuclear armed Rafale M from the French Navy is based at Landivisiau.

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.

References

References

1. (2 December 2020). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires".
2. Mills, Claire. "The French Nuclear Deterrent".
3. {{Cassini-Ehess. 18557. Landivisiau
4. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-29105#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
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