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Plomodiern

Coordinates: 48°10′55″N 4°13′50″W / 48.1819°N 4.2306°W / 48.1819; -4.2306
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Plomodiern
Ploudiern
Chapel of Saint Corentin, Plomodiern
Chapel of Saint Corentin, Plomodiern
Coat of arms of Plomodiern
Location of Plomodiern
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Plomodiern is located in France
Plomodiern
Plomodiern
Plomodiern is located in Brittany
Plomodiern
Plomodiern
Coordinates: 48°10′55″N 4°13′50″W / 48.1819°N 4.2306°W / 48.1819; -4.2306
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementChâteaulin
CantonCrozon
IntercommunalityPleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joël Blaize[1]
Area
1
46.74 km2 (18.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,251
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29172 /29550
Elevation0–249 m (0–817 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plomodiern (French pronunciation: [plɔmɔdjɛʁn]; Breton: Ploudiern) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Geography

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Climate

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Plomodiern has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Plomodiern is 11.9 °C (53.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,117.8 mm (44.01 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 17.8 °C (64.0 °F), and lowest in February, at around 6.9 °C (44.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Plomodiern was 36.6 °C (97.9 °F) on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.3 °C (13.5 °F) on 13 January 1987.

Climate data for Plomodiern (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1982−present)
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)
23.0
(73.4)
26.4
(79.5)
29.7
(85.5)
33.3
(91.9)
34.8
(94.6)
36.6
(97.9)
31.0
(87.8)
27.2
(81.0)
19.5
(67.1)
17.4
(63.3)
36.6
(97.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.9
(49.8)
10.2
(50.4)
12.3
(54.1)
14.4
(57.9)
17.6
(63.7)
20.5
(68.9)
22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
20.3
(68.5)
16.7
(62.1)
12.9
(55.2)
10.5
(50.9)
15.9
(60.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.9
(44.4)
6.9
(44.4)
8.6
(47.5)
10.1
(50.2)
13.3
(55.9)
16.0
(60.8)
17.8
(64.0)
17.7
(63.9)
15.7
(60.3)
12.9
(55.2)
9.5
(49.1)
7.4
(45.3)
11.9
(53.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.9
(39.0)
3.5
(38.3)
4.9
(40.8)
5.9
(42.6)
9.0
(48.2)
11.4
(52.5)
13.2
(55.8)
13.0
(55.4)
11.1
(52.0)
9.2
(48.6)
6.1
(43.0)
4.4
(39.9)
8.0
(46.4)
Record low °C (°F) −10.3
(13.5)
−8.0
(17.6)
−7.6
(18.3)
−3.0
(26.6)
−0.7
(30.7)
3.0
(37.4)
4.8
(40.6)
2.0
(35.6)
2.7
(36.9)
−2.3
(27.9)
−4.0
(24.8)
−6.6
(20.1)
−10.3
(13.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 135.5
(5.33)
102.5
(4.04)
85.9
(3.38)
80.0
(3.15)
81.6
(3.21)
52.8
(2.08)
57.8
(2.28)
61.3
(2.41)
77.9
(3.07)
117.9
(4.64)
127.1
(5.00)
137.5
(5.41)
1,117.8
(44.01)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 15.9 12.5 12.9 11.9 10.7 8.3 9.3 9.1 9.9 14.6 15.5 15.6 146.3
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

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Inhabitants of Plomodiern are called in French Plomodiernois. The village is located next to the Menez Hom.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,099—    
1975 1,922−1.25%
1982 1,963+0.30%
1990 1,912−0.33%
1999 2,076+0.92%
2007 2,142+0.39%
2012 2,194+0.48%
2017 2,136−0.53%
Source: INSEE[4]
Plaque commemorating the Resistance

Politics

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Mayors

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List of successive mayors
Term Name
2001–2020 Claude Bellin
2020–incumbent Joël Blaize[5]

Municipal election results

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2020:[6]

  • Plomodiern ensemble 58.66%
  • Un nouveau souffle pour plomodiern 41.34%.

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 Plomelin-Inra (29)". Meteociel. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Plomodiern. Joël Blaize succède à Claude Bellin à la mairie, Ouest-France, 25 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Résultats élections municipales 2020 : Plomodiern | le Télégramme".
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