Saint-Ségal

Saint-Ségal (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ seɡal]; Breton: Sant-Segal) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Saint-Ségal Sant-Segal
Commune
A general view of Saint-Ségal
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Ségal
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Coordinates: 48°14′30″N 4°03′53″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Châteaulin
Canton	Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
Intercommunality	Pleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frederic Drelon[1]
Area 1	16.20 km2 (6.25 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,183
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29263 /29590
Elevation	2–140 m (6.6–459.3 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Climate

Saint-Ségal has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Ségal is 11.6 °C (52.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,122.9 mm (44.21 in) with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.5 °C (63.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.6 °C (43.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Ségal was 37.7 °C (99.9 °F) on 3 August 1990; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −12.4 °C (9.7 °F) on 9 February 1991.

Climate data for Saint-Ségal (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1985−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	16.3 (61.3)	20.5 (68.9)	23.6 (74.5)	27.9 (82.2)	30.6 (87.1)	33.8 (92.8)	35.6 (96.1)	37.7 (99.9)	31.1 (88.0)	28.6 (83.5)	20.2 (68.4)	18.0 (64.4)	37.7 (99.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	9.6 (49.3)	10.2 (50.4)	12.4 (54.3)	14.4 (57.9)	18.2 (64.8)	20.8 (69.4)	22.5 (72.5)	22.8 (73.0)	20.5 (68.9)	16.7 (62.1)	12.5 (54.5)	10.0 (50.0)	15.9 (60.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.6 (43.9)	6.8 (44.2)	8.5 (47.3)	9.8 (49.6)	13.2 (55.8)	15.6 (60.1)	17.4 (63.3)	17.5 (63.5)	15.3 (59.5)	12.7 (54.9)	9.0 (48.2)	6.9 (44.4)	11.6 (52.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.7 (38.7)	3.4 (38.1)	4.5 (40.1)	5.2 (41.4)	8.2 (46.8)	10.4 (50.7)	12.4 (54.3)	12.3 (54.1)	10.2 (50.4)	8.7 (47.7)	5.5 (41.9)	3.9 (39.0)	7.4 (45.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−10.4 (13.3)	−12.4 (9.7)	−6.6 (20.1)	−3.6 (25.5)	−2.1 (28.2)	0.9 (33.6)	4.5 (40.1)	2.8 (37.0)	−0.4 (31.3)	−4.5 (23.9)	−6.1 (21.0)	−7.3 (18.9)	−12.4 (9.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	132.6 (5.22)	105.9 (4.17)	84.6 (3.33)	86.3 (3.40)	71.8 (2.83)	59.0 (2.32)	63.7 (2.51)	63.0 (2.48)	79.9 (3.15)	122.6 (4.83)	128.1 (5.04)	125.4 (4.94)	1,122.9 (44.21)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	16.0	14.1	13.3	13.3	10.2	8.5	10.0	9.9	10.2	14.3	16.6	15.3	151.5
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Ségal are called in French Saint-Ségalais.

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Parc naturel régional d'Armorique
• List of the works of the Maître de Thégonnec