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'''Plougonvelin''' ({{IPA|fr|pluɡɔ̃vlɛ̃}}; {{langx|br|Plougonvelen}}) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Finistère]] [[Departments of France|department]] of [[Brittany (administrative region)|Brittany]] in north-western [[France]]. |
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Latest revision as of 18:03, 7 November 2024
Plougonvelin
Plougonvelen | |
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 The lighthouse at Saint-Mathieu Point | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Plougonvelin  | |
  Plougonvelin  Plougonvelin | |
| Coordinates: 48°20′37″N 4°42′37″W / 48.3436°N 4.7103°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Brest |
| Canton | Saint-Renan |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Iroise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (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
[edit]Climate
[edit]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
[edit]Inhabitants of Plougonvelin are called in French Plougonvelinois.
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| Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2017)[5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Breton language
[edit]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
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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
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- 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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