Saint-Ségal (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ seɡal]; Breton: Sant-Segal) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.
Saint-Ségal
Sant-Segal | |
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 A general view of Saint-Ségal | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Ségal  | |
  Saint-Ségal  Saint-Ségal | |
| Coordinates: 48°14′30″N 4°03′53″W / 48.2417°N 4.0647°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Châteaulin |
| Canton | Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch |
| Intercommunality | Pleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frederic Drelon[1] |
| Area 1 | 16.20 km2 (6.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,140 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29263 /29590 |
| Elevation | 2–140 m (6.6–459.3 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
Climate edit
Saint-Ségal has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Ségal is 11.6 °C (52.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,122.9 mm (44.21 in) with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.5 °C (63.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.6 °C (43.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Ségal was 37.7 °C (99.9 °F) on 3 August 1990; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −12.4 °C (9.7 °F) on 9 February 1991.
| Climate data for Saint-Ségal (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1985−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.3 (61.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.6 (96.1) |
37.7 (99.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
37.7 (99.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
6.8 (44.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
5.2 (41.4) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
8.7 (47.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.4 (13.3) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
0.9 (33.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 132.6 (5.22) |
105.9 (4.17) |
84.6 (3.33) |
86.3 (3.40) |
71.8 (2.83) |
59.0 (2.32) |
63.7 (2.51) |
63.0 (2.48) |
79.9 (3.15) |
122.6 (4.83) |
128.1 (5.04) |
125.4 (4.94) |
1,122.9 (44.21) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 16.0 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 10.2 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 14.3 | 16.6 | 15.3 | 151.5 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population edit
Inhabitants of Saint-Ségal are called in French Saint-Ségalais.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Normales et records pour St-Segal S A (29)". Meteociel. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
External links edit
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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