Lège-Cap-Ferret
Lège-Cap-Ferret 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.
Lège-Cap-Ferret | |
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 An aerial view of Cap-Ferret | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Lège-Cap-Ferret 
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| Coordinates: 44°47′38″N 1°08′43″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Arcachon |
| Canton | Andernos-les-Bains |
| Intercommunality | Bassin d'Arcachon Nord Atlantique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Michel Sammarcelli |
| Area 1 | 93.62 km2 (36.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 8,409 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 3,605 | — |
| 1968 | 4,232 | +17.4% |
| 1975 | 4,318 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 4,981 | +15.4% |
| 1990 | 5,564 | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 6,307 | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 7,396 | +17.3% |
Climate
| Climate data for Lège-Cap-Ferret (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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| 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 (57.0) |
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 (43.0) |
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 (41.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 88.2 (3.47) |
75.1 (2.96) |
66.4 (2.61) |
64.7 (2.55) |
66.8 (2.63) |
47.1 (1.85) |
38.1 (1.50) |
53.0 (2.09) |
74.4 (2.93) |
83.2 (3.28) |
93.1 (3.67) |
95.5 (3.76) |
845.6 (33.29) |
| 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[2] | |||||||||||||
International relations
The commune is twinned with:
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "Normes et records 1961-1990: Lège - Cap Ferret (33) - altitude 9m" (in French). Infoclimat. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
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