Melgven

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CountryFrance
Area
1
51.17 km2 (19.76 sq mi)
Population
(2023)[2]
3,371
Melgven
Mêlwenn
The chapel of La Trinité, in Melgven
The chapel of La Trinité, in Melgven
Location of Melgven
Melgven is located in France
Melgven
Melgven
Melgven is located in Brittany
Melgven
Melgven
Coordinates: 47°54′24″N 3°50′05″W / 47.9067°N 3.8347°W / 47.9067; -3.8347
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonConcarneau
IntercommunalityConcarneau Cornouaille Agglomération
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Catherine Esvant[1]
Area
1
51.17 km2 (19.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
3,371
  Density65.88/km2 (170.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29146 /29140
Elevation1–155 m (3.3–508.5 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Melgven (French pronunciation: [mɛlvɛ̃]; Breton: Mêlwenn) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Climate

Melgven has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Melgven is 11.9 °C (53.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,132.0 mm (44.57 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.1 °C (64.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.5 °C (43.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Melgven was 39.2 °C (102.6 °F) on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.0 °C (12.2 °F) on 17 January 1985.

Climate data for Melgven (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1982−2017)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.5
(59.9)
19.0
(66.2)
24.0
(75.2)
26.8
(80.2)
30.5
(86.9)
34.6
(94.3)
36.5
(97.7)
39.2
(102.6)
31.6
(88.9)
29.5
(85.1)
19.8
(67.6)
17.0
(62.6)
39.2
(102.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9)
10.0
(50.0)
12.5
(54.5)
14.7
(58.5)
18.2
(64.8)
21.4
(70.5)
23.4
(74.1)
23.5
(74.3)
21.2
(70.2)
16.9
(62.4)
12.7
(54.9)
10.0
(50.0)
16.2
(61.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.5
(43.7)
6.6
(43.9)
8.5
(47.3)
10.1
(50.2)
13.4
(56.1)
16.2
(61.2)
18.1
(64.6)
18.1
(64.6)
16.0
(60.8)
12.9
(55.2)
9.2
(48.6)
7.0
(44.6)
11.9
(53.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5)
3.2
(37.8)
4.5
(40.1)
5.5
(41.9)
8.6
(47.5)
11.0
(51.8)
12.8
(55.0)
12.6
(54.7)
10.8
(51.4)
8.9
(48.0)
5.7
(42.3)
4.0
(39.2)
7.6
(45.7)
Record low °C (°F) −11.0
(12.2)
−10.0
(14.0)
−8.0
(17.6)
−4.2
(24.4)
−1.4
(29.5)
2.2
(36.0)
4.0
(39.2)
4.0
(39.2)
3.0
(37.4)
−2.5
(27.5)
−4.8
(23.4)
−7.2
(19.0)
−11.0
(12.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 129.9
(5.11)
100.9
(3.97)
89.9
(3.54)
78.2
(3.08)
83.4
(3.28)
55.4
(2.18)
63.0
(2.48)
64.0
(2.52)
80.2
(3.16)
121.4
(4.78)
128.4
(5.06)
137.4
(5.41)
1,132
(44.57)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 16.0 12.8 13.0 12.2 11.1 8.2 9.6 8.6 9.5 14.9 15.2 15.7 146.8
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Melgven are called Melgvinois in French.

Sights

  • A gothic church from the 14th century at the center of the village[6]
  • Chapelle de Bonne Nouvelle dedicated to notre Dame de Bonne Nouvelle[6]
  • Chapelle de la Trinité built at the 16th century by the atelier de Saint Herbot[6]

See also

References

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