Perros-Guirec

Perros-Guirec (French pronunciation: [pɛʁɔs ɡiʁɛk]; Breton: Perroz-Gireg) is a commune in the department of Côtes-d'Armor in Brittany. It has been a seaside resort since the end of the 19th century.

Perros-Guirec
Perroz-Gireg
The Côte de Granit Rose and the Ploumanac'h lighthouse, in Perros-Guirec
The Côte de Granit Rose and the Ploumanac'h lighthouse, in Perros-Guirec
Flag of Perros-Guirec
Coat of arms of Perros-Guirec
Location of Perros-Guirec
Perros-Guirec is located in France
Perros-Guirec
Perros-Guirec
Perros-Guirec is located in Brittany
Perros-Guirec
Perros-Guirec
Coordinates: 48°48′51″N 3°26′32″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementLannion
CantonPerros-Guirec
IntercommunalityLannion-Trégor Communauté
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Erven Léon[1]
Area
1
14.16 km2 (5.47 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
7,149
  Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22168 /22700
Elevation0–96 m (0–315 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

Perros-Guirec has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Perros-Guirec is 11.9 °C (53.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 856.2 mm (33.71 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.3 °C (63.1 °F), and lowest in February, at around 7.3 °C (45.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Perros-Guirec was 36.2 °C (97.2 °F) on 19 July 2016; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.0 °C (12.2 °F) on 21 February 1948.

Climate data for Perros-Guirec[3] (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1947−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.8
(64.0)
20.6
(69.1)
25.0
(77.0)
26.9
(80.4)
30.3
(86.5)
32.7
(90.9)
36.2
(97.2)
35.6
(96.1)
30.5
(86.9)
30.8
(87.4)
22.0
(71.6)
18.3
(64.9)
36.2
(97.2)
Average high °C (°F) 9.6
(49.3)
9.7
(49.5)
11.5
(52.7)
12.7
(54.9)
15.2
(59.4)
17.7
(63.9)
19.8
(67.6)
20.4
(68.7)
18.9
(66.0)
16.0
(60.8)
12.5
(54.5)
10.2
(50.4)
14.5
(58.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.4
(45.3)
7.3
(45.1)
8.9
(48.0)
9.9
(49.8)
12.4
(54.3)
14.8
(58.6)
16.9
(62.4)
17.3
(63.1)
16.0
(60.8)
13.4
(56.1)
10.2
(50.4)
8.0
(46.4)
11.9
(53.4)
Average low °C (°F) 5.2
(41.4)
4.9
(40.8)
6.3
(43.3)
7.1
(44.8)
9.6
(49.3)
12.0
(53.6)
13.9
(57.0)
14.3
(57.7)
13.2
(55.8)
10.8
(51.4)
8.0
(46.4)
5.9
(42.6)
9.3
(48.7)
Record low °C (°F) −11.0
(12.2)
−11.0
(12.2)
−3.2
(26.2)
0.0
(32.0)
1.8
(35.2)
6.0
(42.8)
8.2
(46.8)
7.8
(46.0)
7.0
(44.6)
1.0
(33.8)
−2.8
(27.0)
−10.0
(14.0)
−11.0
(12.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 93.3
(3.67)
76.3
(3.00)
65.5
(2.58)
64.9
(2.56)
61.3
(2.41)
45.5
(1.79)
47.4
(1.87)
49.5
(1.95)
55.4
(2.18)
91.5
(3.60)
95.8
(3.77)
109.8
(4.32)
856.2
(33.71)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 15.9 12.4 12.2 11.3 10.2 8.1 8.7 8.3 9.2 13.8 15.6 15.6 141.5
Source: Meteociel[4]

Breton language

In 2008, 4.79% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[5]

Tourism

Perros-Guirec is a seaside resort, with sandy beaches and water and beach sports. It is known for its pink granite rocks which have been sculpted by the sea into varied shapes and patterns. There are three large sandy beaches suitable for families: Trestraou beach is suitable for swimming, sunbathing as well as surfing, as it is sheltered and receives full sunshine; Trestrignel beach is wilder and more exposed to the wind; Saint-Guirec beach is smaller and even more picturesque with the presence of the Costaeres Castle on its island in front of it.

Perros-Guirec has a number of seafront villas and manors, many of which are built with pink granite extracted locally.

Pink granite coast, nearby Ploumanac'h.
Panorama of the Natural Reserve of the 7 Islands.

Economy

Perros-Guirec's economy is largely based on tourism but benefits also from its proximity to Lannion technopole. The nearby Grand Isle, separated from the mainland by a narrow channel, was once famous for its granite quarrying industry. The rock was transported from the island by boat, and was used in the construction of many imposing buildings in Paris.

International relations

Perros-Guirec is twinned with :

People

Inhabitants of Perros-Guirec are called Perrosiens in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,738    
1800 1,477−2.30%
1806 1,783+3.19%
1821 1,968+0.66%
1831 2,251+1.35%
1836 2,366+1.00%
1841 2,368+0.02%
1846 2,555+1.53%
1851 2,605+0.39%
1856 2,635+0.23%
1861 2,765+0.97%
1866 2,800+0.25%
1872 2,761−0.23%
1876 2,778+0.15%
1881 2,920+1.00%
1886 2,713−1.46%
1891 2,614−0.74%
1896 2,809+1.45%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,991+1.26%
1906 3,395+2.57%
1911 3,488+0.54%
1921 3,633+0.41%
1926 4,078+2.34%
1931 4,432+1.68%
1936 4,605+0.77%
1946 5,812+2.36%
1954 5,231−1.31%
1962 6,020+1.77%
1968 6,866+2.22%
1975 7,773+1.79%
1982 7,496−0.52%
1990 7,497+0.00%
1999 7,614+0.17%
2007 7,333−0.47%
2012 7,376+0.12%
2017 7,139−0.65%
Source: EHESS[7] and INSEE (1968-2017)[8]

Perros-Guirec was long attended by men of letters and artists, for instance the painter Maurice Denis, owner of a villa in Trestrignel ("Never the nature seemed to me more beautiful than in Perros"), writers Anatole Le Braz, Charles Le Goffic, or Ernest Renan who was behind the idea of the construction of the Grand Hotel in Trestraou, to name a few. Joseph Conrad lived here for several years and wrote many of his most famous maritime books during that period.

Cultural references

Perros-Guirec is where, in Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera, a teenage Vicomte de Chagny retrieves young Christine Daaé's scarf from the sea.[9] It is also the final resting place of her father, where The Phantom plays The Resurrection Of Lazarus on her father's violin for her.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. weather station data
  4. "Normales et records pour Ploumanac'H (22)". Meteociel. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  5. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
  6. "Welcome to Teignmouth Twinning Online". teigntwin.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
  7. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Perros-Guirec, EHESS (in French).
  8. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  9. Chauls, Robert; Robinette, Joseph (1992). The Phantom of the Opera: Based Upon the Novel by Gaston Leroux. Dramatic Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-87129-173-8.
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