Lanmeur
Lanmeur (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃mœʁ]; Breton: Lanneur) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]
Lanmeur
Lanneur | |
|---|---|
_ND_de_Kernitron_02.jpg.webp) Notre-Dame de Kernitron in Lanmeur | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lanmeur | |
  Lanmeur  Lanmeur | |
| Coordinates: 48°38′53″N 3°42′51″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Morlaix |
| Canton | Plouigneau |
| Intercommunality | Morlaix Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne-Catherine Lucas[1] |
| Area 1 | 26.47 km2 (10.22 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,369 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29113 /29620 |
| Elevation | 20–128 m (66–420 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
A hamlet in the commune called Kerouac (Breton: Kervoac'h) has been established as the source of the name of the American writer Jack Kerouac.[4] A street in Lanmeur has been named rue Jack Kerouac,[5] and in March 2010 a first Jack Kerouac Festival took place in the commune.[6]
Geography
Climate
Lanmeur has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Lanmeur is 11.5 °C (52.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 984.9 mm (38.78 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.0 °C (62.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.7 °C (44.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Lanmeur was 36.1 °C (97.0 °F) on 2 August 1990; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.5 °C (13.1 °F) on 17 January 1985.
| Climate data for Lanmeur (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) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
34.4 (93.9) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.1 (97.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
36.1 (97.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
6.8 (44.2) |
8.3 (46.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
3.6 (38.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.3 (43.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.5 (13.1) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
5.5 (41.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 108.4 (4.27) |
88.0 (3.46) |
79.6 (3.13) |
75.6 (2.98) |
71.2 (2.80) |
53.9 (2.12) |
55.2 (2.17) |
54.0 (2.13) |
65.9 (2.59) |
102.7 (4.04) |
109.9 (4.33) |
120.5 (4.74) |
984.9 (38.78) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 16.6 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 151.7 |
| Source: Meteociel[7] | |||||||||||||
Population
Inhabitants of Lanmeur are called in French Lanmeuriens.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,885 | — |
| 1975 | 2,049 | +1.20% |
| 1982 | 2,100 | +0.35% |
| 1990 | 2,084 | −0.10% |
| 1999 | 2,122 | +0.20% |
| 2007 | 2,172 | +0.29% |
| 2012 | 2,195 | +0.21% |
| 2017 | 2,251 | +0.51% |
| Source: INSEE[8] | ||
Breton language
In 2008, 15.26% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[9]
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Commune de Lanmeur (29113), INSEE
- Patricia Dagier, Jack Kerouac, Breton d'Amérique (Editions Le Télégramme, 2009)
- Commemorative Plaques Kirouac Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine at genealogie.org
- Lanmeur. Un premier festival consacré à Jack Kerouac at nordbretagne.fr (page in French)
- "Normales et records pour Lanmeur (29)". Meteociel. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
