# Plougonvelin

Plougonvelin (French pronunciation:; Breton: Plougonvelen) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

## Geography
### Climate

Plougonvelin has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Plougonvelin is 12.5 °C (54.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 640.5 mm (25.22 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.5 °C (63.5 °F), and lowest in February, at around 7.8 °C (46.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Plougonvelin was 34.6 °C (94.3 °F) on 12 July 1983; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −9.8 °C (14.4 °F) on 21 February 1948.
Climate data for Plougonvelin (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1929−2006) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) | 15.5 (59.9) | 21.8 (71.2) | 27.8 (82.0) | 29.4 (84.9) | 32.4 (90.3) | 34.6 (94.3) | 33.2 (91.8) | 29.8 (85.6) | 24.0 (75.2) | 20.0 (68.0) | 16.4 (61.5) | 34.6 (94.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) | 9.9 (49.8) | 11.6 (52.9) | 13.2 (55.8) | 16.1 (61.0) | 18.2 (64.8) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.2 (68.4) | 19.1 (66.4) | 16.1 (61.0) | 13.1 (55.6) | 11.1 (52.0) | 14.9 (58.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) | 7.8 (46.0) | 9.3 (48.7) | 10.4 (50.7) | 13.1 (55.6) | 15.4 (59.7) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.5 (63.5) | 16.3 (61.3) | 13.8 (56.8) | 11.0 (51.8) | 9.2 (48.6) | 12.5 (54.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) | 5.7 (42.3) | 7.0 (44.6) | 7.7 (45.9) | 10.1 (50.2) | 12.5 (54.5) | 14.5 (58.1) | 14.7 (58.5) | 13.6 (56.5) | 11.6 (52.9) | 8.9 (48.0) | 7.2 (45.0) | 10.0 (50.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.4 (16.9) | −9.8 (14.4) | −5.1 (22.8) | −0.6 (30.9) | 2.5 (36.5) | 6.2 (43.2) | 8.0 (46.4) | 8.7 (47.7) | 6.6 (43.9) | 0.8 (33.4) | −3.2 (26.2) | −6.0 (21.2) | −9.8 (14.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67.3 (2.65) | 54.7 (2.15) | 53.6 (2.11) | 52.1 (2.05) | 46.8 (1.84) | 30.1 (1.19) | 32.5 (1.28) | 38.6 (1.52) | 49.1 (1.93) | 69.2 (2.72) | 67.4 (2.65) | 79.1 (3.11) | 640.5 (25.22) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.9 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 14.5 | 125.1 |
| Source: Meteociel ||||||||||||||

## Population

Inhabitants of Plougonvelin are called in French Plougonvelinois.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1793 | 1,369 | — |
| 1821 | 1,417 | +0.12% |
| 1841 | 1,472 | +0.19% |
| 1861 | 1,434 | −0.13% |
| 1881 | 1,470 | +0.12% |
| 1901 | 1,561 | +0.30% |
| 1911 | 1,680 | +0.74% |
| 1926 | 1,519 | −0.67% |
| 1936 | 1,545 | +0.17% |
| 1946 | 2,367 | +4.36% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1954 | 1,470 | −5.78% |
| 1962 | 1,439 | −0.27% |
| 1968 | 1,442 | +0.03% |
| 1975 | 1,567 | +1.19% |
| 1982 | 1,738 | +1.49% |
| 1990 | 2,167 | +2.80% |
| 1999 | 2,868 | +3.16% |
| 2007 | 3,565 | +2.76% |
| 2012 | 3,889 | +1.75% |
| 2017 | 4,174 | +1.42% |
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968–2017) :

## Breton language

The municipality launched a plan for the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 16 June 2005. In 2008, 8.44% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.

## Sights

* Abbaye Saint-Mathieu de Fine-Terre
* Fort de Bertheaume