Plougonvelin
Plougonvelin Plougonvelen | ||
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Commune | ||
The lighthouse at Saint-Mathieu Point | ||
Coat of arms | ||
Location of Plougonvelin | ||
(2022–2026) Bertrand Audren[1] | | |
Area 1 | 18.69 km2 (7.22 sq mi) | |
Population (2021)[2] | 4,410 | |
• Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 29190 /29217 | |
Elevation | 0–88 m (0–289 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Plougonvelin (French pronunciation: [pluɡɔ̃vlɛ̃]; Breton: Plougonvelen) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Geography
Climate
Plougonvelin has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Plougonvelin is 12.5 °C (54.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 640.5 mm (25.22 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.5 °C (63.5 °F), and lowest in February, at around 7.8 °C (46.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Plougonvelin was 34.6 °C (94.3 °F) on 12 July 1983; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −9.8 °C (14.4 °F) on 21 February 1948.
Climate data for Plougonvelin (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1929−2006) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) | 15.5 (59.9) | 21.8 (71.2) | 27.8 (82.0) | 29.4 (84.9) | 32.4 (90.3) | 34.6 (94.3) | 33.2 (91.8) | 29.8 (85.6) | 24.0 (75.2) | 20.0 (68.0) | 16.4 (61.5) | 34.6 (94.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) | 9.9 (49.8) | 11.6 (52.9) | 13.2 (55.8) | 16.1 (61.0) | 18.2 (64.8) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.2 (68.4) | 19.1 (66.4) | 16.1 (61.0) | 13.1 (55.6) | 11.1 (52.0) | 14.9 (58.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) | 7.8 (46.0) | 9.3 (48.7) | 10.4 (50.7) | 13.1 (55.6) | 15.4 (59.7) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.5 (63.5) | 16.3 (61.3) | 13.8 (56.8) | 11.0 (51.8) | 9.2 (48.6) | 12.5 (54.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) | 5.7 (42.3) | 7.0 (44.6) | 7.7 (45.9) | 10.1 (50.2) | 12.5 (54.5) | 14.5 (58.1) | 14.7 (58.5) | 13.6 (56.5) | 11.6 (52.9) | 8.9 (48.0) | 7.2 (45.0) | 10.0 (50.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −8.4 (16.9) | −9.8 (14.4) | −5.1 (22.8) | −0.6 (30.9) | 2.5 (36.5) | 6.2 (43.2) | 8.0 (46.4) | 8.7 (47.7) | 6.6 (43.9) | 0.8 (33.4) | −3.2 (26.2) | −6.0 (21.2) | −9.8 (14.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67.3 (2.65) | 54.7 (2.15) | 53.6 (2.11) | 52.1 (2.05) | 46.8 (1.84) | 30.1 (1.19) | 32.5 (1.28) | 38.6 (1.52) | 49.1 (1.93) | 69.2 (2.72) | 67.4 (2.65) | 79.1 (3.11) | 640.5 (25.22) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.9 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 14.5 | 125.1 |
Source: Meteociel[3] |
Population
Inhabitants of Plougonvelin are called in French Plougonvelinois.
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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2017)[5] |
Breton language
The municipality launched a plan for the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 16 June 2005. In 2008, 8.44% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[6]
Sights
- Abbaye Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre
- Fort de Bertheaume
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Normales et records pour Plougonvelin (29)". Meteociel. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Plougonvelin, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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- Névez
- Ouessant
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- Penmarch
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- Plogoff
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- Rédené
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