Caulnes

Commune in Brittany, France
Caulnes
Kaon
Commune
The church of Caulnes
The church of Caulnes
Coat of arms of Caulnes
Coat of arms
Location of Caulnes
Map
(2020–2026)
Marina Le Moal[1]
Area
1
31.36 km2 (12.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,504
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22032 /22350
Elevation46–133 m (151–436 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Caulnes (French pronunciation: [kon] ⓘ; Breton: Kaon; Gallo: Caunn) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Geography

Climate

Caulnes has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Caulnes is 12.1 °C (53.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 848.4 mm (33.40 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 18.7 °C (65.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.9 °C (42.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Caulnes was 39.6 °C (103.3 °F) on 5 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −13.0 °C (8.6 °F) on 2 January 1997.

Climate data for Caulnes (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1997−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.7
(62.1) 		20.1
(68.2) 		23.4
(74.1) 		27.5
(81.5) 		30.1
(86.2) 		35.9
(96.6) 		38.1
(100.6) 		39.6
(103.3) 		32.3
(90.1) 		30.8
(87.4) 		19.9
(67.8) 		16.4
(61.5) 		39.6
(103.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.8
(47.8) 		10.3
(50.5) 		12.9
(55.2) 		15.6
(60.1) 		19.1
(66.4) 		22.3
(72.1) 		23.9
(75.0) 		24.0
(75.2) 		21.7
(71.1) 		17.0
(62.6) 		12.4
(54.3) 		9.0
(48.2) 		16.4
(61.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.9
(42.6) 		6.8
(44.2) 		8.7
(47.7) 		10.6
(51.1) 		14.0
(57.2) 		16.9
(62.4) 		18.5
(65.3) 		18.7
(65.7) 		16.3
(61.3) 		13.0
(55.4) 		9.1
(48.4) 		6.1
(43.0) 		12.1
(53.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.9
(37.2) 		3.4
(38.1) 		4.4
(39.9) 		5.6
(42.1) 		9.0
(48.2) 		11.5
(52.7) 		13.1
(55.6) 		13.3
(55.9) 		10.8
(51.4) 		9.0
(48.2) 		5.8
(42.4) 		3.1
(37.6) 		7.7
(45.9)
Record low °C (°F) −13.0
(8.6) 		−8.7
(16.3) 		−7.9
(17.8) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		3.5
(38.3) 		5.5
(41.9) 		5.0
(41.0) 		1.7
(35.1) 		−5.1
(22.8) 		−6.9
(19.6) 		−7.4
(18.7) 		−13.0
(8.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 79.0
(3.11) 		62.8
(2.47) 		60.0
(2.36) 		64.3
(2.53) 		71.9
(2.83) 		48.2
(1.90) 		59.3
(2.33) 		58.0
(2.28) 		58.9
(2.32) 		93.1
(3.67) 		98.6
(3.88) 		94.3
(3.71) 		848.4
(33.40)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 13.5 11.6 10.9 11.2 10.6 7.9 9.0 8.7 8.1 13.7 15.4 15.3 135.9
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Caulnes are called Caulnais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,828—    
1975 1,990+1.22%
1982 1,942−0.35%
1990 1,992+0.32%
1999 2,016+0.13%
2007 2,278+1.54%
2012 2,439+1.38%
2017 2,488+0.40%
Source: INSEE[4]

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 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Caulnes-Edf (22)". Meteociel. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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  • Official website Archived 2009-02-28 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  • Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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