Ploudaniel
Ploudaniel
Plouzeniel | |
|---|---|
 The town hall in Ploudaniel | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ploudaniel  | |
  Ploudaniel  Ploudaniel | |
| Coordinates:48°32′15″N4°18′37″W/ 48.5375°N 4.3103°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Brest |
| Canton | Lesneven |
| Intercommunality | Lesneven Côte des Légendes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Pierre Guiziou[1] |
| Area 1 | 46.28 km2(17.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,775 |
| • Density | 82/km2(210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29179/29260 |
| Elevation | 27–121 m (89–397 ft) |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Ploudaniel(French pronunciation:[pludanjɛl];Breton:Plouzeniel) is acommunein theFinistèredepartmentofBrittanyin north-westernFrance.
Geography
[edit]Climate
[edit]Ploudaniel has anoceanic climate(Köppen climate classificationCfb). The average annual temperature in Ploudaniel is 11.4 °C (52.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,164.1 mm (45.83 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 16.9 °C (62.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.7 °C (44.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Ploudaniel was 39.6 °C (103.3 °F) on 18 July 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.4 °C (13.3 °F) on 1 January 1997.
| Climate data for Ploudaniel (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1982−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
39.6 (103.3) |
36.4 (97.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.4 (52.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
3.6 (38.5) |
4.7 (40.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
10.4 (50.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
6.1 (43.0) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.4 (13.3) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
1.6 (34.9) |
4.1 (39.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 139.1 (5.48) |
106.4 (4.19) |
92.1 (3.63) |
86.0 (3.39) |
75.3 (2.96) |
55.6 (2.19) |
63.8 (2.51) |
61.8 (2.43) |
77.3 (3.04) |
126.2 (4.97) |
134.8 (5.31) |
145.7 (5.74) |
1,164.1 (45.83) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 17.5 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 12.9 | 11.2 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 15.4 | 17.5 | 17.9 | 160.2 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
[edit]Inhabitants of Ploudaniel are called in FrenchPloudaniélois.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,511 | — |
| 1975 | 2,558 | +0.27% |
| 1982 | 3,044 | +2.52% |
| 1990 | 3,406 | +1.41% |
| 1999 | 3,572 | +0.53% |
| 2007 | 3,666 | +0.33% |
| 2012 | 3,662 | −0.02% |
| 2017 | 3,709 | +0.26% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Breton language
[edit]The municipality launched a linguistic plan throughYa d'ar brezhonegon 2 February 2007.
See also
[edit]- Communes of the Finistère department
- List of the works of the Maître de Guimiliau
- List of the works of the Maître de Thégonnec
References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises(in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^"Normales et records pour Ploudaniel-Inra (29)".Meteociel.Retrieved9 June2022.
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
External links
[edit]
- Official website
- 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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