Merdrignac
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Merdrignac
|native name = Medrigneg
|commune status = Commune
|image = Manoir du Vieux Bourg à Merdrignac.JPG
|caption = The manor of the old village of Merdrignac
|image flag = Flag of Merdrignac.svg
|image coat of arms = CoA fr Merdrignac.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|48.1933|-2.4131|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|INSEE = 22147
|postal code = 22230
|arrondissement = Saint-Brieuc
|canton = Broons
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre
|elevation min m = 77
|elevation max m = 196
|area km2 = 68.70
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Merdrignac ({{IPA|fr|mɛʁdʁiɲak}}; {{Langx|br|Medrigneg}}) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. On 1 January 2025, the former commune of Saint-Launeuc was merged into Merdrignac.{{Citation|title=Arrêté du 6 décembre 2024 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Merdrignac|url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000050873187|accessdate=2025-01-06}}
Geography
The River Meu forms most of the commune's northern border.
=Climate=
Merdrignac has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Merdrignac is {{cvt|11.5|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|931.5|mm}} with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around {{cvt|17.9|C}}, and lowest in December, at around {{cvt|5.5|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Merdrignac was {{cvt|39.2|C}} on 5 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-8.3|C}} on 12 January 2010.
{{Weather box
|location= Merdrignac (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1998−present)
|width = auto
|collapsed = true
|metric first= Y
|single line= Y
|Jan record high C = 17.7
|Feb record high C = 22.0
|Mar record high C = 23.5
|Apr record high C = 27.2
|May record high C = 30.5
|Jun record high C = 34.4
|Jul record high C = 36.4
|Aug record high C = 39.2
|Sep record high C = 31.7
|Oct record high C = 29.0
|Nov record high C = 20.3
|Dec record high C = 16.2
|year record high C = 39.2
|Jan high C = 8.6
|Feb high C = 9.5
|Mar high C = 12.1
|Apr high C = 15.0
|May high C = 18.4
|Jun high C = 22.0
|Jul high C = 23.3
|Aug high C = 23.1
|Sep high C = 21.1
|Oct high C = 16.5
|Nov high C = 11.8
|Dec high C = 8.4
|year high C = 15.8
|Jan mean C = 5.6
|Feb mean C = 6.2
|Mar mean C = 8.1
|Apr mean C = 10.2
|May mean C = 13.5
|Jun mean C = 16.6
|Jul mean C = 17.9
|Aug mean C = 17.8
|Sep mean C = 15.7
|Oct mean C = 12.4
|Nov mean C = 8.4
|Dec mean C = 5.5
|year mean C = 11.5
|Jan low C = 2.7
|Feb low C = 3.0
|Mar low C = 4.0
|Apr low C = 5.5
|May low C = 8.6
|Jun low C = 11.2
|Jul low C = 12.6
|Aug low C = 12.5
|Sep low C = 10.4
|Oct low C = 8.4
|Nov low C = 5.1
|Dec low C = 2.7
|year low C = 7.2
|Jan record low C = -8.3
|Feb record low C = -7.6
|Mar record low C = -7.0
|Apr record low C = -2.6
|May record low C = -0.8
|Jun record low C = 3.0
|Jul record low C = 4.9
|Aug record low C = 5.5
|Sep record low C = 1.7
|Oct record low C = -1.9
|Nov record low C = -6.5
|Dec record low C = -7.8
|year record low C = -8.3
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 97.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 73.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 80.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 64.9
|May precipitation mm = 68.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 40.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 73.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 56.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 60.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 104.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 105.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 106.7
|year precipitation mm = 931.5
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 15.0
|Feb precipitation days = 12.6
|Mar precipitation days = 12.8
|Apr precipitation days = 11.3
|May precipitation days = 11.1
|Jun precipitation days = 6.8
|Jul precipitation days = 9.8
|Aug precipitation days = 7.9
|Sep precipitation days = 8.1
|Oct precipitation days = 13.6
|Nov precipitation days = 14.5
|Dec precipitation days = 14.9
|year precipitation days = 138.5
|source 1 = Meteociel{{cite web|url=https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=22147006|title=Normales et records pour Merdrignac (22)|publisher=Meteociel|access-date=20 June 2022}}}}
Population
Inhabitants of Merdrignac are called merdrignaciens in French.
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-22147#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |2576
|1975 |2704
|1982 |2780
|1990 |2791
|1999 |2830
|2007 |2921
|2012 |2895
|2017 |2930
}}
See also
References
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External links
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- {{Search Mérimée|22147}}
{{Côtes-d'Armor communes}}
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Category:Communes of Côtes-d'Armor
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