Brignogan-Plages

Brignogan-Plages (or simply Brignogan) (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
The beach at Brignogan-Plages
Location of Brignogan-Plages
Brignogan-Plages
Brignogan-Plages
Coordinates: 48°39′55″N 4°19′29″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementBrest
CantonLesneven
CommunePlounéour-Brignogan-Plages
Area
1
3.60 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
735
  Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
29890
Elevation0–25 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

Climate data for Brignogan-Plages (1981–2010 averages)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7)
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)
Average high °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)
Average low °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)
Source: Météo France[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Brignogan-Plages are called Brignoganais in French.

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