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Plougonvelin

Coordinates: 48°20′37″N 4°42′37″W / 48.3436°N 4.7103°W / 48.3436; -4.7103
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Plougonvelin
Plougonvelen
The lighthouse at Saint-Mathieu Point
The lighthouse at Saint-Mathieu Point
Coat of arms of Plougonvelin
Location of Plougonvelin
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Plougonvelin is located in France
Plougonvelin
Plougonvelin
Plougonvelin is located in Brittany
Plougonvelin
Plougonvelin
Coordinates: 48°20′37″N 4°42′37″W / 48.3436°N 4.7103°W / 48.3436; -4.7103
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementBrest
CantonSaint-Renan
IntercommunalityPays d'Iroise
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Bertrand Audren[1]
Area
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18.69 km2 (7.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,410
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29190 /29217
Elevation0–88 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

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Climate

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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)
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

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Inhabitants of Plougonvelin are called in French Plougonvelinois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,369—    
1821 1,417+0.12%
1841 1,472+0.19%
1861 1,434−0.13%
1881 1,470+0.12%
1901 1,561+0.30%
1911 1,680+0.74%
1926 1,519−0.67%
1936 1,545+0.17%
1946 2,367+4.36%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1954 1,470−5.78%
1962 1,439−0.27%
1968 1,442+0.03%
1975 1,567+1.19%
1982 1,738+1.49%
1990 2,167+2.80%
1999 2,868+3.16%
2007 3,565+2.76%
2012 3,889+1.75%
2017 4,174+1.42%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2017)[5]

Breton language

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Plougonvelin (29)". Meteociel. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Plougonvelin, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
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