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

Geography

Climate

Plomodiern has a 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

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

Mayors

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

Municipal election results

2020:[6]

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

See also

References

  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". 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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