Pleyber-Christ

Pleyber-Christ (French pronunciation: [plɛbɛʁ kʁist]; Breton: Pleiber-Krist) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Pleyber-Christ
Pleiber-Krist
Commune
Town square and parish close
Town square and parish close
Location of Pleyber-Christ
Pleyber-Christ is located in France
Pleyber-Christ
Pleyber-Christ
Pleyber-Christ is located in Brittany
Pleyber-Christ
Pleyber-Christ
Coordinates: 48°30′20″N 3°52′27″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementMorlaix
CantonMorlaix
IntercommunalityMorlaix Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Julien Kerguillec[1]
Area
1
45.47 km2 (17.56 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
3,190
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29163 /29410
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Climate

Pleyber-Christ has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Pleyber-Christ is 11.5 °C (52.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,126.8 mm (44.36 in) with December 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 6.4 °C (43.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Pleyber-Christ was 37.1 °C (98.8 °F) on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −8.3 °C (17.1 °F) on 2 January 1997.

Climate data for Pleyber-Christ (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1994−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7)		 22.7
(72.9)		 25.9
(78.6)		 29.2
(84.6)		 30.9
(87.6)		 34.8
(94.6)		 35.7
(96.3)		 37.1
(98.8)		 33.1
(91.6)		 29.4
(84.9)		 21.2
(70.2)		 17.3
(63.1)		 37.1
(98.8)
Average high °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0)		 9.8
(49.6)		 11.8
(53.2)		 13.8
(56.8)		 17.0
(62.6)		 20.1
(68.2)		 21.7
(71.1)		 22.1
(71.8)		 19.8
(67.6)		 16.2
(61.2)		 12.0
(53.6)		 9.2
(48.6)		 15.2
(59.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5)		 6.9
(44.4)		 8.3
(46.9)		 9.7
(49.5)		 12.7
(54.9)		 15.5
(59.9)		 17.2
(63.0)		 17.5
(63.5)		 15.4
(59.7)		 12.8
(55.0)		 9.2
(48.6)		 6.6
(43.9)		 11.5
(52.7)
Average low °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8)		 4.0
(39.2)		 4.8
(40.6)		 5.6
(42.1)		 8.4
(47.1)		 10.9
(51.6)		 12.7
(54.9)		 13.0
(55.4)		 11.0
(51.8)		 9.4
(48.9)		 6.4
(43.5)		 3.9
(39.0)		 7.8
(46.0)
Record low °C (°F) −8.3
(17.1)		 −7.6
(18.3)		 −4.6
(23.7)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 3.5
(38.3)		 5.7
(42.3)		 5.3
(41.5)		 3.1
(37.6)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 −4.6
(23.7)		 −6.7
(19.9)		 −8.3
(17.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 130.6
(5.14)		 110.6
(4.35)		 88.7
(3.49)		 85.9
(3.38)		 79.4
(3.13)		 54.6
(2.15)		 64.9
(2.56)		 62.4
(2.46)		 73.4
(2.89)		 108.5
(4.27)		 130.9
(5.15)		 136.9
(5.39)		 1,126.8
(44.36)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 17.1 14.8 14.1 13.1 12.2 8.4 11.3 10.7 10.5 15.4 18.1 16.4 161.9
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Pleyber-Christ are called in French Pleybériens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,806—    
1800 3,023+1.07%
1806 2,891−0.74%
1821 3,017+0.28%
1831 3,087+0.23%
1836 3,062−0.16%
1841 3,133+0.46%
1846 3,166+0.21%
1851 3,292+0.78%
1856 3,430+0.82%
1861 3,221−1.25%
1866 3,393+1.05%
1872 3,468+0.37%
1876 3,454−0.10%
1881 3,412−0.24%
1886 3,319−0.55%
1891 3,351+0.19%
1896 3,238−0.68%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 3,028−1.33%
1906 2,968−0.40%
1911 2,894−0.50%
1921 2,797−0.34%
1926 2,613−1.35%
1931 2,384−1.82%
1936 2,298−0.73%
1946 2,191−0.48%
1954 2,093−0.57%
1962 2,157+0.38%
1968 2,187+0.23%
1975 2,525+2.07%
1982 2,812+1.55%
1990 2,828+0.07%
1999 2,790−0.15%
2007 3,057+1.15%
2012 3,083+0.17%
2017 3,139+0.36%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Breton language

In 2008, 7.05% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[1]

Twinning

Pleyber-Christ was twinned with Lostwithiel in Cornwall, UK in 1979. The people in the Twinning Associations of both towns usually meet up every year, alternating between Lostwithiel and Pleyber-Christ.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. "Normales et records pour Pleyber-Christ Sa (29)". Meteociel. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pleyber-Christ, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. "Lostwithiel's twin town Pleyber Christ, Brittany".
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