Caulnes (original) (raw)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Commune in Brittany, France

Caulnes Kaon
Commune
The church of CaulnesThe church of Caulnes
Coat of arms of CaulnesCoat of arms
Location of Caulnes Map
Caulnes is located in FranceCaulnesCaulnesShow map of FranceCaulnes is located in BrittanyCaulnesCaulnesShow map of Brittany
Coordinates: 48°17′23″N 2°09′13″W / 48.2897°N 2.1536°W / 48.2897; -2.1536
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement Dinan
Canton Broons
Intercommunality Dinan Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026) Marina Le Moal[1]
Area1 31.36 km2 (12.11 sq mi)
Population (2022)[2] 2,506
• Density 80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 22032 /22350
Elevation 46–133 m (151–436 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Caulnes (French pronunciation: [kon] ⓘ; Breton: Kaon; Gallo: Caunn) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Caulnes has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Caulnes is 12.1 °C (53.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 848.4 mm (33.40 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 18.7 °C (65.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.9 °C (42.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Caulnes was 39.6 °C (103.3 °F) on 5 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −13.0 °C (8.6 °F) on 2 January 1997.

Climate data for Caulnes (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1997−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.7(62.1) 20.1(68.2) 23.4(74.1) 27.5(81.5) 30.1(86.2) 35.9(96.6) 38.1(100.6) 39.6(103.3) 32.3(90.1) 30.8(87.4) 19.9(67.8) 16.4(61.5) 39.6(103.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.8(47.8) 10.3(50.5) 12.9(55.2) 15.6(60.1) 19.1(66.4) 22.3(72.1) 23.9(75.0) 24.0(75.2) 21.7(71.1) 17.0(62.6) 12.4(54.3) 9.0(48.2) 16.4(61.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.9(42.6) 6.8(44.2) 8.7(47.7) 10.6(51.1) 14.0(57.2) 16.9(62.4) 18.5(65.3) 18.7(65.7) 16.3(61.3) 13.0(55.4) 9.1(48.4) 6.1(43.0) 12.1(53.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.9(37.2) 3.4(38.1) 4.4(39.9) 5.6(42.1) 9.0(48.2) 11.5(52.7) 13.1(55.6) 13.3(55.9) 10.8(51.4) 9.0(48.2) 5.8(42.4) 3.1(37.6) 7.7(45.9)
Record low °C (°F) −13.0(8.6) −8.7(16.3) −7.9(17.8) −3.6(25.5) −0.9(30.4) 3.5(38.3) 5.5(41.9) 5.0(41.0) 1.7(35.1) −5.1(22.8) −6.9(19.6) −7.4(18.7) −13.0(8.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 79.0(3.11) 62.8(2.47) 60.0(2.36) 64.3(2.53) 71.9(2.83) 48.2(1.90) 59.3(2.33) 58.0(2.28) 58.9(2.32) 93.1(3.67) 98.6(3.88) 94.3(3.71) 848.4(33.40)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 13.5 11.6 10.9 11.2 10.6 7.9 9.0 8.7 8.1 13.7 15.4 15.3 135.9
Source: Meteociel[3]

Inhabitants of Caulnes are called Caulnais in French.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1968 1,828 —
1975 1,990 +1.22%
1982 1,942 −0.35%
1990 1,992 +0.32%
1999 2,016 +0.13%
2007 2,278 +1.54%
2012 2,439 +1.38%
2017 2,488 +0.40%
Source: INSEE[4]
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Caulnes-Edf (22)". Meteociel. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caulnes.