Coray, Finistère

Coray (French pronunciation: [kɔʁɛ]; Breton: Kore) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Coray Kore
Commune
The church in Coray
Coat of arms
Location of Coray
Coray Coray
Coordinates: 48°03′43″N 3°49′43″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Châteaulin
Canton	Briec
Intercommunality	Haute Cornouaille
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Joëlle Le Bihan
Area 1	31.36 km2 (12.11 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,882
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29041 /29370
Elevation	75–257 m (246–843 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies on the river Odet.

Geography

Climate

Coray has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Coray is 11.1 °C (52.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,397.1 mm (55.00 in) with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.3 °C (63.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.6 °C (42.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Coray was 35.9 °C (96.6 °F) on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.7 °C (12.7 °F) on 2 January 1997.

Climate data for Coray (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1990−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	14.5 (58.1)	20.0 (68.0)	22.8 (73.0)	28.2 (82.8)	29.9 (85.8)	32.9 (91.2)	33.8 (92.8)	35.9 (96.6)	30.0 (86.0)	27.5 (81.5)	20.5 (68.9)	16.9 (62.4)	35.9 (96.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	8.3 (46.9)	9.1 (48.4)	11.5 (52.7)	13.6 (56.5)	17.1 (62.8)	20.2 (68.4)	21.6 (70.9)	21.9 (71.4)	19.4 (66.9)	15.3 (59.5)	11.4 (52.5)	8.6 (47.5)	14.9 (58.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.6 (42.1)	6.0 (42.8)	7.9 (46.2)	9.4 (48.9)	12.7 (54.9)	15.5 (59.9)	17.1 (62.8)	17.3 (63.1)	15.1 (59.2)	12.0 (53.6)	8.5 (47.3)	5.8 (42.4)	11.1 (52.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.0 (37.4)	2.8 (37.0)	4.3 (39.7)	5.2 (41.4)	8.4 (47.1)	10.8 (51.4)	12.7 (54.9)	12.8 (55.0)	10.7 (51.3)	8.7 (47.7)	5.6 (42.1)	3.1 (37.6)	7.4 (45.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−10.7 (12.7)	−10.2 (13.6)	−5.3 (22.5)	−1.5 (29.3)	0.0 (32.0)	3.8 (38.8)	6.4 (43.5)	5.3 (41.5)	2.9 (37.2)	−1.0 (30.2)	−4.6 (23.7)	−7.7 (18.1)	−10.7 (12.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	166.8 (6.57)	128.9 (5.07)	99.3 (3.91)	102.1 (4.02)	93.1 (3.67)	64.7 (2.55)	82.4 (3.24)	83.0 (3.27)	99.9 (3.93)	149.9 (5.90)	166.0 (6.54)	161.0 (6.34)	1,397.1 (55.00)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	16.7	13.5	13.8	13.3	11.5	8.9	12.1	10.0	10.7	15.5	17.2	16.4	159.6
Source: Meteociel

Population

Inhabitants of Coray are called in French Corayens.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,272 —     1800 1,488 +2.27% 1806 1,227 −3.16% 1821 1,443 +1.09% 1831 1,640 +1.29% 1836 1,847 +2.41% 1841 1,834 −0.14% 1846 1,809 −0.27% 1851 1,976 +1.78% 1856 1,855 −1.26% 1861 1,992 +1.44% 1866 2,139 +1.43% 1872 2,076 −0.50% 1876 2,275 +2.31% 1881 2,410 +1.16% 1886 2,532 +0.99% 1891 2,572 +0.31% 1896 2,565 −0.05%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,760 +1.48% 1906 2,705 −0.40% 1911 2,752 +0.35% 1921 2,445 −1.18% 1926 2,366 −0.65% 1931 2,189 −1.54% 1936 2,127 −0.57% 1946 2,049 −0.37% 1954 2,006 −0.26% 1962 1,841 −1.07% 1968 1,787 −0.49% 1975 1,768 −0.15% 1982 1,737 −0.25% 1990 1,623 −0.84% 1999 1,625 +0.01% 2007 1,778 +1.13% 2012 1,888 +1.21% 2017 1,896 +0.08%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Map

Topographic map

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)