Île de Sein
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The Île de Sein Script error: No such module "IPA". is a Breton island in the Atlantic Ocean, off Finistère, eight kilometres from the Pointe du Raz (raz meaning "water current"), from which it is separated by the Raz de Sein. Its Breton name is Enez-Sun. The island, with its neighbouring islets, forms the commune of Île-de-Sein in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Île-de-Sein are called in French Sénans.
Lying on the sea routes going south from the English Channel, Sein is well known for the dangers of its waters, the Chaussée de Sein, a vast zone of reefs stretching more than 30 miles from east to west, requiring numerous lighthouses, beacons, and buoys. The lighthouses near the reef include Ar Men, La Vieille and Tévennec.
History
There are two megalithic menhirs on the island, which is flat and treeless.[2]
It is mentioned by the Roman geographer Pomponius Mela.[2]
The island women used to wear a black headdress, and in the past, they had a reputation for enticing sailors onto the rocks by witchcraft. In the past, it was also known for its wreckers.[3]
During World War II, German forces occupied the island. The Île de Sein lighthouse (Le Phare de Goulenez), built in 1839 at the north-western end was destroyed - it was later rebuilt in 1952. After hearing General de Gaulle's call to resistance during World War II in his appeal to the French on 18 June 1940, every male inhabitant aged between 14 and 54Script error: No such module "Unsubst". (or 60, according to the island's official website[4]) (variously totalled as 114 to 128Script error: No such module "Unsubst".) set sail in their fishing boats for Britain to join the Free French forces. For this, on 1 January 1946, the community was awarded the high honour of the Order of the Liberation.
During the 1960s, French artists Maurice Boitel and Jean Rigaud painted on the Île de Sein.
It is featured in the 1995 French film Élisa.
Geography
Climate
Île de Sein has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Île de Sein is Template:Cvt. The average annual rainfall is Template:Cvt with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around Template:Cvt, and lowest in February, at around Template:Cvt. The highest temperature ever recorded in Île de Sein was Template:Cvt on 11 July 1983; the coldest temperature ever recorded was Template:Cvt on 13 January 1987. Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Legend
According to Breton legend, Île de Sein was once home to a group of virgin druid priestesses called the Gallizenae. They are said to have had the power to predict the future, to calm the winds, and to take the forms of different animals.[5]
See also
Further reading
- Queffélec, Henri, Un recteur de l'île de Sein, Éditions Bartillat, Paris, 1999, Template:ISBN
References
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External links
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