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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Pleyber-Christ

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

Geography

Climate

Pleyber-Christ has an 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)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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

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 and INSEE (1968-2017)

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.

See also