Caurel, Côtes-d'Armor
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Caurel
|native name = Kaorel
|commune status = Commune
|image = KaourelTi-gar.JPG
|caption = The old train station in Caurel
|coordinates = {{coord|48.2169|-3.0372|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|INSEE = 22033
|postal code = 22530
|arrondissement = Saint-Brieuc
|canton = Guerlédan
|mayor = Jean-Louis Martigné{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre
|elevation min m = 120
|elevation max m = 308
|area km2 = 11.65
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Caurel ({{IPA|fr|koʁɛl}}; {{langx|oc|Kaorel}}) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
The village is located on the north shore of the Lake Guerlédan.
=Climate=
Caurel has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Caurel is {{cvt|12.0|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|1112.2|mm}} with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around {{cvt|18.3|C}}, and lowest in December, at around {{cvt|6.1|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Caurel was {{cvt|39.0|C}} on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-8.1|C}} on 11 February 2012.
{{Weather box
|location= Caurel (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1999−present)
|metric first= Y
|single line= Y
|Jan record high C = 16.6
|Feb record high C = 20.5
|Mar record high C = 22.8
|Apr record high C = 26.5
|May record high C = 30.0
|Jun record high C = 34.5
|Jul record high C = 35.2
|Aug record high C = 39.0
|Sep record high C = 30.6
|Oct record high C = 28.4
|Nov record high C = 19.4
|Dec record high C = 16.0
|year record high C = 39.0
|Jan high C = 9.0
|Feb high C = 10.0
|Mar high C = 12.5
|Apr high C = 15.1
|May high C = 18.1
|Jun high C = 22.1
|Jul high C = 23.1
|Aug high C = 23.0
|Sep high C = 21.0
|Oct high C = 16.6
|Nov high C = 12.4
|Dec high C = 9.1
|year high C = 16.0
|Jan mean C = 6.2
|Feb mean C = 6.7
|Mar mean C = 8.5
|Apr mean C = 10.4
|May mean C = 13.6
|Jun mean C = 16.9
|Jul mean C = 18.3
|Aug mean C = 18.2
|Sep mean C = 16.1
|Oct mean C = 12.9
|Nov mean C = 9.2
|Dec mean C = 6.1
|year mean C = 12.0
|Jan low C = 3.3
|Feb low C = 3.4
|Mar low C = 4.5
|Apr low C = 5.7
|May low C = 9.0
|Jun low C = 11.7
|Jul low C = 13.4
|Aug low C = 13.4
|Sep low C = 11.3
|Oct low C = 9.2
|Nov low C = 6.0
|Dec low C = 3.2
|year low C = 7.9
|Jan record low C = -7.7
|Feb record low C = -8.1
|Mar record low C = -6.3
|Apr record low C = -2.1
|May record low C = -0.8
|Jun record low C = 3.9
|Jul record low C = 5.3
|Aug record low C = 6.0
|Sep record low C = 3.7
|Oct record low C = -0.7
|Nov record low C = -4.2
|Dec record low C = -6.1
|year record low C = -8.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 129.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 105.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 97.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 80.6
|May precipitation mm = 73.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 46.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 65.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 65.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 58.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 118.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 136.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 134.0
|year precipitation mm = 1112.2
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 15.9
|Feb precipitation days = 13.9
|Mar precipitation days = 14.4
|Apr precipitation days = 11.8
|May precipitation days = 10.9
|Jun precipitation days = 7.2
|Jul precipitation days = 10.3
|Aug precipitation days = 9.2
|Sep precipitation days = 8.2
|Oct precipitation days = 14.1
|Nov precipitation days = 16.9
|Dec precipitation days = 15.4
|year precipitation days = 148.1
|source 1 = Meteociel{{cite web|url=https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=22033001|title=Normales et records pour Caurel-Edf (22)|publisher=Meteociel|access-date=13 June 2022}}}}
Map
{{wide image|Caurel_22_opentopomap.png|400px|Topographic map.}}
Population
{{Historical populations
|align=left|
1962|342|
1968|434|
1975|358|
1982|376|
1990|384|
1999|387|
2008|384
}}
Inhabitants of Caurel are called Caurelois in French and Kaoreliz in Breton.
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See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Caurel (Côtes-d'Armor)}}
- {{Search Mérimée|22033}}
{{Côtes-d'Armor communes}}
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Category:Communes of Côtes-d'Armor
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