Lège-Cap-Ferret

Lège-Cap-Ferret

Coat of arms
Lège-Cap-Ferret

Coordinates: 44°47′38″N 1°08′43″W / 44.7939°N 1.1453°W / 44.7939; -1.1453Coordinates: 44°47′38″N 1°08′43″W / 44.7939°N 1.1453°W / 44.7939; -1.1453
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Arcachon
Canton Audenge
Intercommunality Bassin d'Arcachon Nord Atlantique
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Michel Sammarcelli
Area1 93.62 km2 (36.15 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 7,396
  Density 79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 33236 / 33950
Elevation 0–43 m (0–141 ft)
(avg. 11 m or 36 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lège-Cap-Ferret (Gascon: Lèja e lo Horet) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The commune stretches along the length of the Cap Ferret peninsula, from the village of Lège in the north to the point of Cap Ferret in the south.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19623,605    
19684,232+17.4%
19754,318+2.0%
19824,981+15.4%
19905,564+11.7%
19996,307+13.4%
20087,396+17.3%

Climate

Climate data for Lège-Cap-Ferret (1961–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 10.2
(50.4)
11.6
(52.9)
13.5
(56.3)
15.9
(60.6)
19.1
(66.4)
22.0
(71.6)
24.7
(76.5)
24.5
(76.1)
22.9
(73.2)
19.1
(66.4)
13.9
(57)
10.8
(51.4)
17.4
(63.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.3
(45.1)
8.3
(46.9)
9.8
(49.6)
12.1
(53.8)
15.1
(59.2)
18.1
(64.6)
20.5
(68.9)
20.5
(68.9)
18.7
(65.7)
15.4
(59.7)
10.6
(51.1)
7.9
(46.2)
13.7
(56.7)
Average low °C (°F) 4.4
(39.9)
5.1
(41.2)
6.1
(43)
8.2
(46.8)
11.2
(52.2)
14.1
(57.4)
16.3
(61.3)
16.4
(61.5)
14.5
(58.1)
11.6
(52.9)
7.4
(45.3)
5.0
(41)
10.0
(50)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 88.2
(3.472)
75.1
(2.957)
66.4
(2.614)
64.7
(2.547)
66.8
(2.63)
47.1
(1.854)
38.1
(1.5)
53.0
(2.087)
74.4
(2.929)
83.2
(3.276)
93.1
(3.665)
95.5
(3.76)
845.6
(33.291)
Average relative humidity (%) 88 85 81 80 79 80 78 79 80 84 87 88 82.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours 90.8 113.2 171.4 201.0 233.7 258.4 287.2 260.0 212.5 170.6 109.6 88.1 2,196.5
Source: Infoclimat.fr[1]

International relations

The commune is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. "Normes et records 1961-1990: Lège - Cap Ferret (33) - altitude 9m" (in French). Infoclimat. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lège-Cap-Ferret.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.