Brignogan-Plages
Part of Plounéour-Brignogan-Plages in Brittany, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brignogan-Plages (or simply Brignogan) (French pronunciation: [bʁiɲogɑ̃ plaʒ]; Breton: Brignogan) is a former commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Plounéour-Brignogan-Plages.[2]
Brignogan-Plages
Brignogan | |
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Part of Plounéour-Brignogan-Plages | |
 The beach at Brignogan-Plages | |
Location of Brignogan-Plages  | |
 Brignogan-Plages  Brignogan-Plages | |
| Coordinates: 48°39′55″N 4°19′29″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Brest |
| Canton | Lesneven |
| Commune | Plounéour-Brignogan-Plages |
Area 1 | 3.60 km2 (1.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 752 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 29890 |
| Elevation | 0–25 m (0–82 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Brignogan is 32 kilometres from Brest. Submarine telegraph cables between Cornwall and France came ashore at Brignogan.
Climate
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Perspective
Brignogan-Plages has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Brignogan-Plages is 12.1 °C (53.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 908.0 mm (35.75 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 14.1 °C (57.4 °F), and lowest in February, at around 7.9 °C (46.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Brignogan-Plages was 32.6 °C (90.7 °F) on 2 August 1990; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −7.0 °C (19.4 °F) on 12 January 1987.
| Climate data for Brignogan-Plages (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1982−2018) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
29.1 (84.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.4 (86.7) |
32.6 (90.7) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.2 (50.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
3.1 (37.6) |
5.6 (42.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 107.8 (4.24) |
86.1 (3.39) |
69.8 (2.75) |
66.3 (2.61) |
61.4 (2.42) |
43.2 (1.70) |
48.5 (1.91) |
50.8 (2.00) |
56.7 (2.23) |
99.8 (3.93) |
104.2 (4.10) |
113.4 (4.46) |
908.0 (35.75) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 16.7 | 13.3 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 13.6 | 16.1 | 16.4 | 144.2 |
| Source: Météo France[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
Inhabitants of Brignogan-Plages are called Brignoganais in French.
See also
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