Quintenic (French pronunciation: [kɛ̃tnik]; Breton: Kistenid; Gallo: Qeintenit) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Quintenic
Kistenid | |
|---|---|
 The church of Saint-Pierre, in Quintenic | |
Location of Quintenic  | |
  Quintenic  Quintenic | |
| Coordinates: 48°30′58″N 2°25′36″W / 48.5161°N 2.4266°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| Canton | Lamballe-Armor |
| Intercommunality | CA Lamballe Terre et Mer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Jérémy Boulard[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.50 km2 (2.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 363 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22261 /22400 |
| Elevation | 44–106 m (144–348 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
Quintenic has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Quintenic is 11.3 °C (52.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 743.4 mm (29.27 in) with November 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 5.8 °C (42.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Quintenic was 39.7 °C (103.5 °F) on 5 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.7 °C (5.5 °F) on 19 February 1985.
| Climate data for Quintenic (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1987−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.3 (61.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
37.3 (99.1) |
39.7 (103.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
39.7 (103.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.9 (57.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
2.9 (37.2) |
4.1 (39.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
10.3 (50.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.7 (5.5) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 65.9 (2.59) |
60.0 (2.36) |
55.2 (2.17) |
57.3 (2.26) |
60.1 (2.37) |
49.6 (1.95) |
48.1 (1.89) |
45.2 (1.78) |
65.1 (2.56) |
75.2 (2.96) |
84.1 (3.31) |
77.6 (3.06) |
743.4 (29.27) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.7 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 12.4 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 129.5 |
| Source: Météo France[3] | |||||||||||||
Population edit
Inhabitants of Quintenic are called quintenicais in French.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Climate of Quintenic 1981-2010" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
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