Ploudaniel (French pronunciation: [pludanjɛl]; Breton: Plouzeniel) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Ploudaniel Plouzeniel | |
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 The town hall in Ploudaniel | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ploudaniel  | |
  Ploudaniel  Ploudaniel | |
| Coordinates: 48°32′15″N 4°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) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Climate
Ploudaniel has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). 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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Average precipitation mm (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
Inhabitants of Ploudaniel are called in French Ploudaniélois.
| 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
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 2 February 2007.
See also
References
External links
- Official website
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)