Plonévez-du-Faou () is a
commune in the
Finistère
Finistère (, ; br, Penn-ar-Bed ) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090. department
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Government and military
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of
Brittany
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...
in north-western
France
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.
Geography
Climate
Plonévez-du-Faou has an
oceanic climate
An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ( ...
(
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Plonévez-du-Faou is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Plonévez-du-Faou was on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 2 January 1997.
Population
Inhabitants of Plonévez-du-Faou are called in French ''Plonévéziens''.
See also
*
Communes of the Finistère department
*
Calvary at Saint-Herbot near Plonévez-du-Faou and the Chapelle Saint-Herbot.
*
List of works of the two Folgoët ateliers
After little activity in the 13th and 14th centuries, 15th century Brittany was to see a marked renaissance of carving in stone; it was to be a veritable "golden age" and two main workshops emerged, the "grand atelier ducal du Folgoët", called "du ...
References
External links
Official website*
Mayors of Finistère Association
Communes of Finistère
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