Lanmeur

Coordinates: 48°38′53″N 3°42′51″W / 48.6481°N 3.7142°W / 48.6481; -3.7142
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Lanmeur
Lanneur
Notre-Dame de Kernitron in Lanmeur
Notre-Dame de Kernitron in Lanmeur
Coat of arms of Lanmeur
Location of Lanmeur
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Lanmeur is located in France
Lanmeur
Lanmeur
Lanmeur is located in Brittany
Lanmeur
Lanmeur
Coordinates: 48°38′53″N 3°42′51″W / 48.6481°N 3.7142°W / 48.6481; -3.7142
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementMorlaix
CantonPlouigneau
IntercommunalityMorlaix Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Anne-Catherine Lucas[1]
Area
1
26.47 km2 (10.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,362
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29113 /29620
Elevation20–128 m (66–420 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lanmeur (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃mœʁ]; Breton: Lanneur) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]

A hamlet in the commune called Kerouac (Breton: Kervoac'h) has been established as the source of the name of the American writer Jack Kerouac.[4] A street in Lanmeur has been named rue Jack Kerouac,[5] and in March 2010 a first Jack Kerouac Festival took place in the commune.[6]

Geography[edit]

Climate[edit]

Lanmeur has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Lanmeur is 11.5 °C (52.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 984.9 mm (38.78 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.0 °C (62.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.7 °C (44.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Lanmeur was 36.1 °C (97.0 °F) on 2 August 1990; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.5 °C (13.1 °F) on 17 January 1985.

Climate data for Lanmeur (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1982−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.0
(62.6)
22.4
(72.3)
25.2
(77.4)
28.2
(82.8)
31.5
(88.7)
34.4
(93.9)
36.0
(96.8)
36.1
(97.0)
32.1
(89.8)
30.0
(86.0)
22.6
(72.7)
18.0
(64.4)
36.1
(97.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.5
(49.1)
9.9
(49.8)
11.9
(53.4)
13.6
(56.5)
16.7
(62.1)
19.2
(66.6)
21.2
(70.2)
21.4
(70.5)
19.6
(67.3)
16.4
(61.5)
12.5
(54.5)
10.2
(50.4)
15.2
(59.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.7
(44.1)
6.8
(44.2)
8.3
(46.9)
9.5
(49.1)
12.4
(54.3)
14.9
(58.8)
16.9
(62.4)
17.0
(62.6)
15.2
(59.4)
12.7
(54.9)
9.4
(48.9)
7.3
(45.1)
11.5
(52.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.9
(39.0)
3.6
(38.5)
4.8
(40.6)
5.4
(41.7)
8.2
(46.8)
10.6
(51.1)
12.6
(54.7)
12.6
(54.7)
10.8
(51.4)
9.0
(48.2)
6.3
(43.3)
4.4
(39.9)
7.7
(45.9)
Record low °C (°F) −10.5
(13.1)
−8.7
(16.3)
−3.8
(25.2)
−2.8
(27.0)
−0.8
(30.6)
4.0
(39.2)
5.5
(41.9)
3.5
(38.3)
1.7
(35.1)
−3.5
(25.7)
−4.0
(24.8)
−7.5
(18.5)
−10.5
(13.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 108.4
(4.27)
88.0
(3.46)
79.6
(3.13)
75.6
(2.98)
71.2
(2.80)
53.9
(2.12)
55.2
(2.17)
54.0
(2.13)
65.9
(2.59)
102.7
(4.04)
109.9
(4.33)
120.5
(4.74)
984.9
(38.78)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 16.6 12.9 13.3 12.7 10.9 8.8 9.4 9.5 10.3 14.5 16.5 16.3 151.7
Source: Meteociel[7]

Population[edit]

Inhabitants of Lanmeur are called in French Lanmeuriens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,885—    
1975 2,049+1.20%
1982 2,100+0.35%
1990 2,084−0.10%
1999 2,122+0.20%
2007 2,172+0.29%
2012 2,195+0.21%
2017 2,251+0.51%
Source: INSEE[8]

Breton language[edit]

In 2008, 15.26% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Commune de Lanmeur (29113), INSEE
  4. ^ Patricia Dagier, Jack Kerouac, Breton d'Amérique (Editions Le Télégramme, 2009)
  5. ^ Commemorative Plaques Kirouac Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine at genealogie.org
  6. ^ Lanmeur. Un premier festival consacré à Jack Kerouac at nordbretagne.fr (page in French)
  7. ^ "Normales et records pour Lanmeur (29)". Meteociel. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  8. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  9. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

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