The Île de Batz ( br, Enez Vaz) is an island off Roscoff in Brittany, France. Administratively, it is a commune in the Finistère

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of Brittany in north-western France.

Climate

Île de Batz has a

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( Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Île de Batz is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in February, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Île de Batz was on 18 August 1932; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 14 February 1929 and 18 December 1927.

Population

Inhabitants of Île-de-Batz are called in French ''Batziens'' or ''Îliens''. At the census of 1999 the island had a population of 575, and in 2005 it had an estimated population of 594.

Sights

* Jardin Georges Delaselle *

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References

External links

Official website

Cultural Heritage
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Official website of colonie du phare
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Climate

Population

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