Plonévez-du-Faou (Breton: Plonevez-ar-Faou) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Plonévez-du-Faou
Plonevez-ar-Faou
The parish church in Plonévez-du-Faou
The parish church in Plonévez-du-Faou
Coat of arms of Plonévez-du-Faou
Location of Plonévez-du-Faou
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Plonévez-du-Faou is located in France
Plonévez-du-Faou
Plonévez-du-Faou
Plonévez-du-Faou is located in Brittany
Plonévez-du-Faou
Plonévez-du-Faou
Coordinates: 48°15′15″N 3°49′26″W / 48.2542°N 3.8239°W / 48.2542; -3.8239
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementChâteaulin
CantonCarhaix-Plouguer
IntercommunalityHaute Cornouaille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marguerite Bleuzen[1]
Area
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80.73 km2 (31.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,152
 • Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29175 /29530
Elevation50–275 m (164–902 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Climate

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Plonévez-du-Faou has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Plonévez-du-Faou is 11.7 °C (53.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,143.7 mm (45.03 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.8 °C (64.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.4 °C (43.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Plonévez-du-Faou was 38.7 °C (101.7 °F) on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.0 °C (14.0 °F) on 2 January 1997.

Climate data for Plonévez-du-Faou (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1988−2017)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.0
(62.6)
18.6
(65.5)
25.0
(77.0)
30.0
(86.0)
31.2
(88.2)
34.5
(94.1)
37.3
(99.1)
38.7
(101.7)
32.5
(90.5)
29.0
(84.2)
21.7
(71.1)
17.5
(63.5)
38.7
(101.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0)
10.0
(50.0)
12.4
(54.3)
14.2
(57.6)
18.3
(64.9)
21.0
(69.8)
22.4
(72.3)
23.0
(73.4)
20.4
(68.7)
16.3
(61.3)
12.1
(53.8)
9.2
(48.6)
15.7
(60.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5)
6.8
(44.2)
8.6
(47.5)
9.9
(49.8)
13.5
(56.3)
15.9
(60.6)
17.5
(63.5)
17.8
(64.0)
15.6
(60.1)
12.7
(54.9)
9.0
(48.2)
6.5
(43.7)
11.7
(53.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8)
3.7
(38.7)
4.8
(40.6)
5.5
(41.9)
8.7
(47.7)
10.8
(51.4)
12.6
(54.7)
12.6
(54.7)
10.7
(51.3)
9.0
(48.2)
5.9
(42.6)
3.9
(39.0)
7.7
(45.9)
Record low °C (°F) −10.0
(14.0)
−8.5
(16.7)
−5.5
(22.1)
−2.5
(27.5)
−0.5
(31.1)
3.2
(37.8)
5.7
(42.3)
4.5
(40.1)
3.0
(37.4)
−2.2
(28.0)
−5.3
(22.5)
−8.0
(17.6)
−10.0
(14.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 132.1
(5.20)
101.9
(4.01)
94.1
(3.70)
82.6
(3.25)
80.8
(3.18)
56.3
(2.22)
64.2
(2.53)
68.7
(2.70)
81.2
(3.20)
121.0
(4.76)
125.0
(4.92)
135.8
(5.35)
1,143.7
(45.03)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 17.2 13.5 14.1 13.0 11.9 8.9 9.9 9.2 10.7 15.5 16.6 16.5 157.1
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

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Inhabitants of Plonévez-du-Faou are called in French Plonévéziens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,750—    
1800 2,441−1.69%
1806 2,788+2.24%
1821 3,160+0.84%
1831 3,532+1.12%
1836 3,802+1.48%
1841 3,703−0.53%
1846 3,747+0.24%
1851 3,688−0.32%
1856 3,589−0.54%
1861 4,416+4.23%
1866 4,047−1.73%
1872 3,571−2.06%
1876 3,962+2.63%
1881 4,142+0.89%
1886 4,242+0.48%
1891 4,485+1.12%
1896 4,765+1.22%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,825+0.25%
1906 4,964+0.57%
1911 5,188+0.89%
1921 5,193+0.01%
1926 5,138−0.21%
1931 4,568−2.32%
1936 4,247−1.45%
1946 4,041−0.50%
1954 3,524−1.70%
1962 3,319−0.75%
1968 3,063−1.33%
1975 2,733−1.62%
1982 2,515−1.18%
1990 2,257−1.34%
1999 2,206−0.25%
2007 2,096−0.64%
2012 2,153+0.54%
2017 2,105−0.45%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Plonevez-du-Faou (29)". Meteociel. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Plonévez-du-Faou, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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