Ile de Batz
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Finistère | |
| Arrondissement | Morlaix | |
| Canton | Saint-Pol-de-Léon | |
| Community association | Haut-Léon Community | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 45 ′ N , 4 ° 1 ′ W | |
| height | 0-33 m | |
| surface | 3.05 km 2 | |
| Residents | 457 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 150 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 29253 | |
| INSEE code | 29082 | |
| Website | http://www.iledebatz.com/ | |
 Porz Kernog on the Ile de Batz, photographed from the harbor |
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Île de Batz ( Breton Enez-Vaz ) is a Breton island in the north of the Finistère department in the French region of Brittany , across from Roscoff . It forms the municipality of the same name Île-de-Batz with 457 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the canton of Saint-Pol-de-Léon in the arrondissement of Morlaix .
Size and location
The island is 3.5 kilometers long and a maximum of one and a half kilometers wide, the total area is 305 hectares. In 1999 there were 575 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 189 inhabitants per km². The only place on the island is Porz Kernog with a small church , next to it there are farms and holiday homes in loose buildings. Individual beaches, which can only be used at low tide, alternate with typical Breton rocky coasts. Île-de-Batz is the northernmost municipality in the Finistère department.
climate
If the Breton climate is already extremely mild due to the Gulf Stream as such, the microclimate on the island of Batz is again particularly mild, comparable to the British Channel Islands, and therefore particularly suitable for agriculture. The island has always been famous for its vegetable growing - the first fresh vegetables in spring often come from there. Sometimes you can harvest once more per year than on the mainland.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2010 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1059 | 956 | 807 | 744 | 746 | 575 | 507 | 457 |
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Attractions
See also: List of the Monuments historiques in Île-de-Batz
- Coastal hiking trail around the island (two hours)
- The ruins of a Romanesque chapel dedicated to St. Anne
- Botanical garden Jardin Georges Delaselle (entrance) with the necropolis in Jardin Georges Delaselle
- lighthouse
- Snake hole where, according to legend, a monster (dragon) disappeared after it was intimidated by St. Leon.
Infrastructure
There is a campsite right by the sea, a youth hostel , a hotel , restaurants and a bike rental in the village . There are almost no cars on the island, the island can only be reached by ferry from Roscoff. A jetty reaching far into the sea was built so that ferry traffic is also possible at low tide. The departure point of the ferry differs depending on the water level.
Ruins of the Romanesque church of St. Anne
Campsite on Île de Batz
View from Île de Batz to Roscoff
Lighthouse on the Île de Batz
Porz Kernog, capital of the Île de Batz
Port of Porz Kernog on the Île de Batz at low tide
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 1389-1392.
