Louargat

Louargat (French pronunciation: [lwaʁɡat]; Breton: Louergad) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Louargat
Louergad
Commune
The town hall in Louargat
The town hall in Louargat
Location of Louargat
Louargat is located in France
Louargat
Louargat
Louargat is located in Brittany
Louargat
Louargat
Coordinates: 48°33′59″N 3°20′14″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementGuingamp
CantonCallac
IntercommunalityGuingamp-Paimpol Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Hervé L'Heveder[1]
Area
1
57.23 km2 (22.10 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
2,328
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22135 /22540
Elevation100–301 m (328–988 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

Louargat has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Louargat is 11.0 °C (51.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,013.3 mm (39.89 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 6.1 °C (43.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Louargat was 38.4 °C (101.1 °F) on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.1 °C (12.0 °F) on 2 January 1997.

Climate data for Louargat (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1987−2016)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7)		 19.4
(66.9)		 23.1
(73.6)		 27.8
(82.0)		 29.5
(85.1)		 33.2
(91.8)		 36.1
(97.0)		 38.4
(101.1)		 30.9
(87.6)		 29.1
(84.4)		 20.9
(69.6)		 17.8
(64.0)		 38.4
(101.1)
Average high °C (°F) 9.0
(48.2)		 9.7
(49.5)		 11.9
(53.4)		 13.6
(56.5)		 17.2
(63.0)		 19.9
(67.8)		 21.6
(70.9)		 22.1
(71.8)		 19.6
(67.3)		 15.6
(60.1)		 11.8
(53.2)		 9.1
(48.4)		 15.1
(59.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.1
(43.0)		 6.3
(43.3)		 7.9
(46.2)		 9.1
(48.4)		 12.4
(54.3)		 14.9
(58.8)		 16.8
(62.2)		 17.0
(62.6)		 14.7
(58.5)		 12.0
(53.6)		 8.5
(47.3)		 6.1
(43.0)		 11.0
(51.8)
Average low °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8)		 3.0
(37.4)		 4.0
(39.2)		 4.6
(40.3)		 7.6
(45.7)		 9.9
(49.8)		 12.0
(53.6)		 11.9
(53.4)		 9.8
(49.6)		 8.1
(46.6)		 5.1
(41.2)		 3.1
(37.6)		 6.9
(44.4)
Record low °C (°F) −11.1
(12.0)		 −9.3
(15.3)		 −8.1
(17.4)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 −2.9
(26.8)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 2.9
(37.2)		 2.3
(36.1)		 0.2
(32.4)		 −4.7
(23.5)		 −6.9
(19.6)		 −8.8
(16.2)		 −11.1
(12.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 117.4
(4.62)		 104.8
(4.13)		 79.6
(3.13)		 86.4
(3.40)		 66.7
(2.63)		 50.5
(1.99)		 52.3
(2.06)		 50.5
(1.99)		 65.3
(2.57)		 103.8
(4.09)		 113.9
(4.48)		 122.1
(4.81)		 1,013.3
(39.89)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 16.4 14.0 12.6 13.1 10.6 8.2 9.6 9.0 10.2 15.0 16.4 15.5 150.4
Source: Météo France[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Louargat are called Louargatais in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 4,031—    
1800 3,529−1.88%
1806 4,419+3.82%
1821 5,005+0.83%
1831 5,004−0.00%
1836 3,833−5.19%
1841 4,042+1.07%
1846 4,249+1.00%
1851 4,428+0.83%
1856 4,277−0.69%
1861 4,328+0.24%
1866 4,357+0.13%
1872 4,580+0.84%
1876 4,612+0.17%
1881 4,311−1.34%
1886 4,416+0.48%
1891 4,375−0.19%
1896 4,346−0.13%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,071−1.30%
1906 3,970−0.50%
1911 3,779−0.98%
1921 3,466−0.86%
1926 3,517+0.29%
1931 3,104−2.47%
1936 3,067−0.24%
1946 2,762−1.04%
1954 2,570−0.90%
1962 2,428−0.71%
1968 2,340−0.61%
1975 2,179−1.01%
1982 2,224+0.29%
1990 2,128−0.55%
1999 2,126−0.01%
2007 2,219+0.54%
2012 2,319+0.89%
2017 2,343+0.21%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 14 June 2007. In 2008, 16.06% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. "Climate of Louargat 1981-2010" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Louargat, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
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