Le Quiou

Commune in Brittany, France
Le Quiou
Ar C'haeoù
Commune
The town hall of Le Quiou
The town hall of Le Quiou
Location of Le Quiou
Map
(2020–2026)
Arnaud Carré[1]
Area
1
5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
351
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22263 /22630
Elevation13–77 m (43–253 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Quiou (French pronunciation: [lə kju]; Breton: Ar C'haeoù) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Geography

Climate

Le Quiou has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Le Quiou is 11.8 °C (53.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 714.9 mm (28.15 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.4 °C (65.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.8 °C (42.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Le Quiou was 40.4 °C (104.7 °F) on 5 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.5 °C (5.9 °F) on 25 February 1986.

Climate data for Le Quiou (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1985−2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.0
(62.6) 		22.1
(71.8) 		24.3
(75.7) 		28.8
(83.8) 		32.0
(89.6) 		37.0
(98.6) 		39.7
(103.5) 		40.4
(104.7) 		34.1
(93.4) 		30.8
(87.4) 		21.6
(70.9) 		17.0
(62.6) 		40.4
(104.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0) 		9.8
(49.6) 		12.8
(55.0) 		15.1
(59.2) 		19.0
(66.2) 		22.0
(71.6) 		24.2
(75.6) 		24.1
(75.4) 		21.5
(70.7) 		17.2
(63.0) 		12.3
(54.1) 		9.3
(48.7) 		16.4
(61.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4) 		6.1
(43.0) 		8.4
(47.1) 		10.1
(50.2) 		13.6
(56.5) 		16.4
(61.5) 		18.4
(65.1) 		18.4
(65.1) 		15.9
(60.6) 		12.8
(55.0) 		8.7
(47.7) 		6.2
(43.2) 		11.8
(53.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.7
(36.9) 		2.5
(36.5) 		4.0
(39.2) 		5.0
(41.0) 		8.3
(46.9) 		10.7
(51.3) 		12.6
(54.7) 		12.6
(54.7) 		10.2
(50.4) 		8.5
(47.3) 		5.1
(41.2) 		3.0
(37.4) 		7.1
(44.8)
Record low °C (°F) −12.0
(10.4) 		−14.5
(5.9) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−4.8
(23.4) 		−1.6
(29.1) 		2.6
(36.7) 		4.5
(40.1) 		3.5
(38.3) 		0.7
(33.3) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		−6.6
(20.1) 		−8.5
(16.7) 		−14.5
(5.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 70.4
(2.77) 		55.0
(2.17) 		50.2
(1.98) 		54.6
(2.15) 		63.7
(2.51) 		48.7
(1.92) 		49.3
(1.94) 		46.0
(1.81) 		57.4
(2.26) 		70.3
(2.77) 		77.7
(3.06) 		71.6
(2.82) 		714.9
(28.15)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 12.3 10.9 10.2 10.9 9.5 7.4 7.6 7.9 8.4 11.8 13.3 13.0 123.1
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962326—    
1968331+1.5%
1975319−3.6%
1982313−1.9%
1990286−8.6%
1999305+6.6%
2008327+7.2%

The inhabitants of Le Quiou are known in French as quiousiens.

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 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Le Quiou (22)". Meteociel. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

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