Plougonvelin

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Plougonvelin

|native name = Plougonvelen

|commune status = Commune

|image = PharepointeSaintMathieu.jpg

|caption = The lighthouse at Saint-Mathieu Point

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Plougonvelin (Finistère).svg

|coordinates = {{coord|48.3436|-4.7103|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation min m = 0

|elevation max m = 88

|INSEE = 29190

|postal code = 29217

|arrondissement = Brest

|canton = Saint-Renan

|mayor = Bertrand Audren{{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=4 May 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2022–2026

|intercommunality = Pays d'Iroise

|area km2 = 18.69

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Plougonvelin ({{IPA|fr|pluɡɔ̃vlɛ̃}}; {{langx|br|Plougonvelen}}) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Geography

=Climate=

Plougonvelin has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Plougonvelin is {{cvt|12.5|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|640.5|mm}} with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{cvt|17.5|C}}, and lowest in February, at around {{cvt|7.8|C}}. The highest temperature ever recorded in Plougonvelin was {{cvt|34.6|C}} on 12 July 1983; the coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-9.8|C}} on 21 February 1948.

{{Weather box

|collapsed=y

|location= Plougonvelin (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1929−2006)

|metric first= Y

|single line= Y

|Jan record high C = 16.2

|Feb record high C = 15.5

|Mar record high C = 21.8

|Apr record high C = 27.8

|May record high C = 29.4

|Jun record high C = 32.4

|Jul record high C = 34.6

|Aug record high C = 33.2

|Sep record high C = 29.8

|Oct record high C = 24.0

|Nov record high C = 20.0

|Dec record high C = 16.4

|year record high C = 34.6

|Jan high C = 10.2

|Feb high C = 9.9

|Mar high C = 11.6

|Apr high C = 13.2

|May high C = 16.1

|Jun high C = 18.2

|Jul high C = 20.1

|Aug high C = 20.2

|Sep high C = 19.1

|Oct high C = 16.1

|Nov high C = 13.1

|Dec high C = 11.1

|year high C = 14.9

|Jan mean C = 8.2

|Feb mean C = 7.8

|Mar mean C = 9.3

|Apr mean C = 10.4

|May mean C = 13.1

|Jun mean C = 15.4

|Jul mean C = 17.3

|Aug mean C = 17.5

|Sep mean C = 16.3

|Oct mean C = 13.8

|Nov mean C = 11.0

|Dec mean C = 9.2

|year mean C = 12.5

|Jan low C = 6.3

|Feb low C = 5.7

|Mar low C = 7.0

|Apr low C = 7.7

|May low C = 10.1

|Jun low C = 12.5

|Jul low C = 14.5

|Aug low C = 14.7

|Sep low C = 13.6

|Oct low C = 11.6

|Nov low C = 8.9

|Dec low C = 7.2

|year low C = 10.0

|Jan record low C = -8.4

|Feb record low C = -9.8

|Mar record low C = -5.1

|Apr record low C = -0.6

|May record low C = 2.5

|Jun record low C = 6.2

|Jul record low C = 8.0

|Aug record low C = 8.7

|Sep record low C = 6.6

|Oct record low C = 0.8

|Nov record low C = -3.2

|Dec record low C = -6.0

|year record low C = -9.8

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 67.3

|Feb precipitation mm = 54.7

|Mar precipitation mm = 53.6

|Apr precipitation mm = 52.1

|May precipitation mm = 46.8

|Jun precipitation mm = 30.1

|Jul precipitation mm = 32.5

|Aug precipitation mm = 38.6

|Sep precipitation mm = 49.1

|Oct precipitation mm = 69.2

|Nov precipitation mm = 67.4

|Dec precipitation mm = 79.1

|year precipitation mm = 640.5

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 13.9

|Feb precipitation days = 11.2

|Mar precipitation days = 11.2

|Apr precipitation days = 10.9

|May precipitation days = 8.6

|Jun precipitation days = 6.5

|Jul precipitation days = 6.4

|Aug precipitation days = 8.0

|Sep precipitation days = 8.0

|Oct precipitation days = 12.7

|Nov precipitation days = 13.2

|Dec precipitation days = 14.5

|year precipitation days = 125.1

|source 1 = Meteociel{{cite web|url=https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=29190001|title=Normales et records pour Plougonvelin (29)|publisher=Meteociel|access-date=9 June 2022}}}}

Population

Inhabitants of Plougonvelin are called in French Plougonvelinois.

{{Historical populations

|align = none

|cols = 2

|percentages = pagr

|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|27216|Plougonvelin}} and INSEE (1968–2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-29190#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|1793 |1369

|1821 |1417

|1841 |1472

|1861 |1434

|1881 |1470

|1901 |1561

|1911 |1680

|1926 |1519

|1936 |1545

|1946 |2367

|1954 |1470

|1962 |1439

|1968 |1442

|1975 |1567

|1982 |1738

|1990 |2167

|1999 |2868

|2007 |3565

|2012 |3889

|2017 |4174

}}

Breton language

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.{{in lang|fr}} Ofis ar Brezhoneg: [http://www.ofis-bzh.org/fr/services/observatoire/travaux.php?travail_id=83 Enseignement bilingue]

Plougonvelin

Geography

=Climate=

Population

Breton language

Sights

See also

References

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