Ploudaniel (; br, Plouzeniel) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
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 of
Brittany
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in north-western
France
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.
Geography
Climate
Ploudaniel has a
oceanic climate (
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 Ploudaniel 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 Ploudaniel was on 18 July 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 1 January 1997.
Population
Inhabitants of Ploudaniel are called in French ''Ploudaniélois''.
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through
Ya d'ar brezhoneg
(french: Oui au breton, en, Yes to Breton) is a campaign started in the 21st century by the ( en, Office of the Breton language) to promote and stimulate the use of the Breton language in daily life in Brittany, northwestern France. Breton is a ...
on 2 February 2007.
See also
*
Communes of the Finistère department
The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):[List of the works of the Maître de Guimiliau
This is a listing/"catalogue raisonnė" of the works of the Maître de Guimiliau who was active between 1575 and 1589. He is best known for his work on the Calvary at Guimiliau
The Calvary at Guimiliau, completed in 1588, is located in Guimiliau, ...]
*
List of the works of the Maître de Thégonnec
List of the works of the Maître de Thégonnec.
This is a listing/"catalogue raisonnė" of the works of the Maître de Thégonnec. He is best known for his work on the Calvary at Saint-Thégonnec. Here he was responsible for all the statuary exce ...
References
External links
Official website*
Mayors of Finistère Association
Communes of Finistère
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