Brennilis
Commune in Brittany, France
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Brennilis (French pronunciation: [bʁɛnilis]; Breton: Brenniliz) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Brennilis
Brenniliz | |
|---|---|
 The Saint-Michel reservoir in Brennilis | |
 Location of Brennilis | |
  Brennilis  Brennilis | |
| Coordinates: 48°21′30″N 3°50′59″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Châteaulin |
| Canton | Carhaix-Plouguer |
| Intercommunality | Monts d'Arrée Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alexis Manac'h[1] |
Area 1 | 18.69 km2 (7.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 454 |
| • Density | 24.3/km2 (62.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29018 /29690 |
| Elevation | 149–278 m (489–912 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
Brennilis has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Brennilis is 10.6 °C (51.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,508.2 mm (59.38 in) with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 16.7 °C (62.1 °F), and lowest in February, at around 5.3 °C (41.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Brennilis was 36.9 °C (98.4 °F) on 8 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −15.0 °C (5.0 °F) on 12 January 1987.
| Climate data for Brennilis (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1977−2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
28.0 (82.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
36.9 (98.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
28.7 (83.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
36.9 (98.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
5.3 (41.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
2.1 (35.8) |
3.6 (38.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.8 (46.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.0 (5.0) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
2.0 (35.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 191.4 (7.54) |
143.0 (5.63) |
124.7 (4.91) |
108.2 (4.26) |
99.9 (3.93) |
71.3 (2.81) |
79.2 (3.12) |
82.1 (3.23) |
104.7 (4.12) |
156.5 (6.16) |
160.5 (6.32) |
186.7 (7.35) |
1,508.2 (59.38) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 18.5 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 13.5 | 12.2 | 9.7 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 15.9 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 168.2 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 760 | — |
| 1975 | 654 | −2.12% |
| 1982 | 573 | −1.87% |
| 1990 | 439 | −3.28% |
| 1999 | 467 | +0.69% |
| 2009 | 450 | −0.37% |
| 2014 | 460 | +0.44% |
| 2020 | 439 | −0.78% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Inhabitants of Brennilis are called Brennilisiens in French.
