Lège-Cap-Ferret

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Lège-Cap-Ferret

(2020–2026) Philippe De Gonneville^[1]Area

93.62 km² (36.15 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

8,193 • Density88/km² (230/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

33236 /33950

Elevation0–43 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.

Lège-Cap-Ferret (French pronunciation: [lɛʒ kap fɛʁɛ]; 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
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,232	—
1975	4,318	+0.29%
1982	4,981	+2.06%
1990	5,564	+1.39%
1999	6,307	+1.40%
2007	7,321	+1.88%
2012	8,099	+2.04%
2017	8,409	+0.75%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Lège-Cap-Ferret (1961–1990)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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^[4]

International relations

The commune is twinned with:

Sandhausen, Germany, since 1980
Úbeda, Spain, since 1983

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "Normes et records 1961–1990: Lège-Cap-Ferret (33) – altitude 9 m" (in French). Infoclimat. Retrieved 28 December 2015.