Plougonvelin
Plougonvelin
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 The lighthouse at Saint-Mathieu Point | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Plougonvelin  | |
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| 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]; Template:Lang-br) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Geography
Climate
Plougonvelin has a 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.
Population
Inhabitants of Plougonvelin are called in French Plougonvelinois.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1881 | 1,470 | — |
| 1901 | 1,509 | +2.7% |
| 1911 | 1,522 | +0.9% |
| 1926 | 1,519 | −0.2% |
| 1936 | 1,545 | +1.7% |
| 1946 | 1,950 | +26.2% |
| 1962 | 1,439 | −26.2% |
| 1968 | 1,442 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1,567 | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 1,738 | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 2,167 | +24.7% |
| 1999 | 2,868 | +32.3% |
| 2008 | 3,625 | +26.4% |
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.[3]
Sights
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.
- ^ (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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