Edern, Finistère

For the village in Wales, see Edern, Gwynedd.
Edern
Edern
Commune
The church in Edern
The church in Edern
Location of Edern
Map
Edern is located in France
Edern
Edern
Edern is located in Brittany
Edern
Edern
Coordinates: 48°06′14″N 3°58′33″W / 48.1039°N 3.9758°W / 48.1039; -3.9758
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonBriec
IntercommunalityQuimper Bretagne Occidentale
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Paul Cozien[1]
Area
1
39.98 km2 (15.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,217
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29048 /29510
Elevation82–256 m (269–840 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Climate

Edern has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Edern is 11.8 °C (53.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,327.9 mm (52.28 in) with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 18.0 °C (64.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.5 °C (43.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Edern was 38.0 °C (100.4 °F) on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.5 °C (13.1 °F) on 2 January 1997.

Climate data for Edern (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1989−2016)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.0
(62.6) 		19.0
(66.2) 		25.0
(77.0) 		28.7
(83.7) 		31.8
(89.2) 		34.5
(94.1) 		36.6
(97.9) 		38.0
(100.4) 		31.5
(88.7) 		29.5
(85.1) 		21.6
(70.9) 		16.7
(62.1) 		38.0
(100.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.3
(48.7) 		10.3
(50.5) 		12.6
(54.7) 		14.7
(58.5) 		18.5
(65.3) 		21.3
(70.3) 		22.6
(72.7) 		23.1
(73.6) 		20.8
(69.4) 		16.6
(61.9) 		12.4
(54.3) 		9.6
(49.3) 		16.0
(60.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.5
(43.7) 		6.9
(44.4) 		8.6
(47.5) 		10.2
(50.4) 		13.6
(56.5) 		16.1
(61.0) 		17.7
(63.9) 		18.0
(64.4) 		15.7
(60.3) 		12.7
(54.9) 		9.1
(48.4) 		6.6
(43.9) 		11.8
(53.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5) 		3.5
(38.3) 		4.7
(40.5) 		5.6
(42.1) 		8.6
(47.5) 		10.9
(51.6) 		12.7
(54.9) 		12.9
(55.2) 		10.6
(51.1) 		8.9
(48.0) 		5.9
(42.6) 		3.6
(38.5) 		7.6
(45.7)
Record low °C (°F) −10.5
(13.1) 		−9.5
(14.9) 		−6.4
(20.5) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		2.5
(36.5) 		5.0
(41.0) 		6.0
(42.8) 		2.0
(35.6) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		−7.5
(18.5) 		−10.5
(13.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 160.9
(6.33) 		132.8
(5.23) 		96.7
(3.81) 		101.2
(3.98) 		83.6
(3.29) 		65.7
(2.59) 		78.3
(3.08) 		72.4
(2.85) 		88.0
(3.46) 		135.0
(5.31) 		153.2
(6.03) 		160.1
(6.30) 		1,327.9
(52.28)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 16.6 14.0 13.6 13.5 10.8 9.4 11.4 10.1 10.7 15.1 17.2 15.9 158.2
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Edern are called in French Édernois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,567—    
1975 1,590+0.21%
1982 1,690+0.88%
1990 1,759+0.50%
1999 1,804+0.28%
2007 2,021+1.43%
2012 2,170+1.43%
2017 2,224+0.49%
Source: INSEE[4]

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 Edern (29)". Meteociel. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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