Lège-Cap-Ferret

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.

Lège-Cap-Ferret
Commune
An aerial view of Cap-Ferret
Coat of arms
Location of Lège-Cap-Ferret
Lège-Cap-Ferret Show map of France Lège-Cap-Ferret Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 44°47′38″N 1°08′43″W
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Gironde
Arrondissement	Arcachon
Canton	Andernos-les-Bains
Intercommunality	CA Bassin d'Arcachon Nord
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe De Gonneville[1]
Area 1	93.62 km2 (36.15 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	8,051
• Density	86/km2 (220/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

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

See also

• Cap Ferret
• Grand Piquey
• Communes of the Gironde department