Melgven

Commune in Brittany, France
Melgven
Mêlwenn
Commune
The chapel of La Trinité, in Melgven
The chapel of La Trinité, in Melgven
Location of Melgven
Map
(2020–2026)
Catherine Esvant[1]
Area
1
51.17 km2 (19.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,405
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29146 /29140
Elevation1–155 m (3.3–508.5 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Climate

Melgven has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Melgven is 11.9 °C (53.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,132.0 mm (44.57 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.1 °C (64.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.5 °C (43.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Melgven was 39.2 °C (102.6 °F) on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.0 °C (12.2 °F) on 17 January 1985.

Climate data for Melgven (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1982−2017)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.5
(59.9) 		19.0
(66.2) 		24.0
(75.2) 		26.8
(80.2) 		30.5
(86.9) 		34.6
(94.3) 		36.5
(97.7) 		39.2
(102.6) 		31.6
(88.9) 		29.5
(85.1) 		19.8
(67.6) 		17.0
(62.6) 		39.2
(102.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9) 		10.0
(50.0) 		12.5
(54.5) 		14.7
(58.5) 		18.2
(64.8) 		21.4
(70.5) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.5
(74.3) 		21.2
(70.2) 		16.9
(62.4) 		12.7
(54.9) 		10.0
(50.0) 		16.2
(61.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.5
(43.7) 		6.6
(43.9) 		8.5
(47.3) 		10.1
(50.2) 		13.4
(56.1) 		16.2
(61.2) 		18.1
(64.6) 		18.1
(64.6) 		16.0
(60.8) 		12.9
(55.2) 		9.2
(48.6) 		7.0
(44.6) 		11.9
(53.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5) 		3.2
(37.8) 		4.5
(40.1) 		5.5
(41.9) 		8.6
(47.5) 		11.0
(51.8) 		12.8
(55.0) 		12.6
(54.7) 		10.8
(51.4) 		8.9
(48.0) 		5.7
(42.3) 		4.0
(39.2) 		7.6
(45.7)
Record low °C (°F) −11.0
(12.2) 		−10.0
(14.0) 		−8.0
(17.6) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		2.2
(36.0) 		4.0
(39.2) 		4.0
(39.2) 		3.0
(37.4) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		−4.8
(23.4) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−11.0
(12.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 129.9
(5.11) 		100.9
(3.97) 		89.9
(3.54) 		78.2
(3.08) 		83.4
(3.28) 		55.4
(2.18) 		63.0
(2.48) 		64.0
(2.52) 		80.2
(3.16) 		121.4
(4.78) 		128.4
(5.06) 		137.4
(5.41) 		1,132
(44.57)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 16.0 12.8 13.0 12.2 11.1 8.2 9.6 8.6 9.5 14.9 15.2 15.7 146.8
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Melgven are called Melgvinois in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,133—    
1800 2,239+0.70%
1806 1,759−3.94%
1821 2,009+0.89%
1831 2,029+0.10%
1836 2,190+1.54%
1841 2,195+0.05%
1846 2,274+0.71%
1851 2,296+0.19%
1856 2,241−0.48%
1861 2,327+0.76%
1866 2,378+0.43%
1872 2,448+0.48%
1876 2,632+1.83%
1881 2,803+1.27%
1886 2,874+0.50%
1891 2,950+0.52%
1896 2,928−0.15%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,933+0.03%
1906 2,949+0.11%
1911 2,858−0.62%
1921 2,834−0.08%
1926 2,879+0.32%
1931 3,023+0.98%
1936 2,986−0.25%
1946 3,018+0.11%
1954 2,886−0.56%
1962 2,849−0.16%
1968 3,072+1.26%
1975 2,403−3.45%
1982 2,809+2.26%
1990 2,987+0.77%
1999 2,947−0.15%
2007 3,215+1.09%
2012 3,404+1.15%
2017 3,356−0.28%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Sights

  • A gothic church from the 14th century at the center of the village[6]
  • Chapelle de Bonne Nouvelle dedicated to notre Dame de Bonne Nouvelle[6]
  • Chapelle de la Trinité built at the 16th century by the atelier de Saint Herbot[6]

Gallery

  • Chapelle Notre-Dame de Coat-an-Poudou
    Chapelle Notre-Dame de Coat-an-Poudou
  • Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul (Melgven)
    Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul (Melgven)
  • Chapelle Saint-Antoine (Melgven)
    Chapelle Saint-Antoine (Melgven)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Melgven (29)". Meteociel. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Melgven, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ a b c Official site

External links

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  • Official website (in French)
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