Le Quiou (French pronunciation: [lə kju]; Breton: Ar C'haeoù) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Le Quiou
Ar C'haeoù | |
|---|---|
_Mairie_01.JPG) The town hall of Le Quiou | |
Location of Le Quiou  | |
  Le Quiou  Le Quiou | |
| Coordinates: 48°21′07″N 2°00′17″W / 48.3519°N 2.0047°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Dinan |
| Canton | Lanvallay |
| Intercommunality | Dinan Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Arnaud Carré[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 351 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22263 /22630 |
| Elevation | 13–77 m (43–253 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
Le Quiou has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Le Quiou is 11.8 °C (53.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 714.9 mm (28.15 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.4 °C (65.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.8 °C (42.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Le Quiou was 40.4 °C (104.7 °F) on 5 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.5 °C (5.9 °F) on 25 February 1986.
| Climate data for Le Quiou (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1985−2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
37.0 (98.6) |
39.7 (103.5) |
40.4 (104.7) |
34.1 (93.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
40.4 (104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
6.1 (43.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
6.2 (43.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
10.2 (50.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
5.1 (41.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
2.6 (36.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.4 (2.77) |
55.0 (2.17) |
50.2 (1.98) |
54.6 (2.15) |
63.7 (2.51) |
48.7 (1.92) |
49.3 (1.94) |
46.0 (1.81) |
57.4 (2.26) |
70.3 (2.77) |
77.7 (3.06) |
71.6 (2.82) |
714.9 (28.15) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.3 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 123.1 |
| Source: Meteociel[3] | |||||||||||||
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 326 | — |
| 1968 | 331 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 319 | −3.6% |
| 1982 | 313 | −1.9% |
| 1990 | 286 | −8.6% |
| 1999 | 305 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 327 | +7.2% |
The inhabitants of Le Quiou are known in French as quiousiens.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Normales et records pour Le Quiou (22)". Meteociel. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
External links edit
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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