Kerpert

Kerpert (Breton: Kerbêr) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Kerpert Kerbêr
Commune
Abbey of Koad Malouen
Location of Kerpert
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Coordinates: 48°22′38″N 3°07′58″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Guingamp
Canton	Callac
Intercommunality	Guingamp-Paimpol Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Taloc[1]
Area 1	21.00 km2 (8.11 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	269
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22092 /22480
Elevation	177–301 m (581–988 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Climate

Kerpert has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Kerpert is 10.7 °C (51.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,130.6 mm (44.51 in) with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.2 °C (63.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.3 °C (41.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Kerpert was 38.0 °C (100.4 °F) on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −12.8 °C (9.0 °F) on 2 January 1997.

Climate data for Kerpert (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1987−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	15.0 (59.0)	20.5 (68.9)	22.2 (72.0)	27.0 (80.6)	29.6 (85.3)	33.7 (92.7)	35.9 (96.6)	38.0 (100.4)	31.5 (88.7)	27.6 (81.7)	20.0 (68.0)	15.3 (59.5)	38.0 (100.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	7.7 (45.9)	8.5 (47.3)	11.0 (51.8)	12.9 (55.2)	16.5 (61.7)	19.4 (66.9)	21.4 (70.5)	21.9 (71.4)	18.9 (66.0)	14.8 (58.6)	10.6 (51.1)	7.8 (46.0)	14.3 (57.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.3 (41.5)	5.7 (42.3)	7.6 (45.7)	9.0 (48.2)	12.3 (54.1)	14.8 (58.6)	16.8 (62.2)	17.2 (63.0)	14.8 (58.6)	11.7 (53.1)	7.9 (46.2)	5.4 (41.7)	10.7 (51.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	2.9 (37.2)	2.9 (37.2)	4.1 (39.4)	5.1 (41.2)	8.0 (46.4)	10.3 (50.5)	12.2 (54.0)	12.5 (54.5)	10.8 (51.4)	8.5 (47.3)	5.2 (41.4)	3.0 (37.4)	7.1 (44.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−12.8 (9.0)	−10.8 (12.6)	−5.6 (21.9)	−2.6 (27.3)	0.4 (32.7)	3.3 (37.9)	6.3 (43.3)	6.8 (44.2)	3.3 (37.9)	−2.2 (28.0)	−4.8 (23.4)	−8.3 (17.1)	−12.8 (9.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	135.3 (5.33)	116.8 (4.60)	86.7 (3.41)	90.8 (3.57)	72.8 (2.87)	58.3 (2.30)	61.9 (2.44)	58.3 (2.30)	75.4 (2.97)	119.1 (4.69)	123.1 (4.85)	132.1 (5.20)	1,130.6 (44.51)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	16.6	14.4	13.8	13.5	10.6	8.8	10.4	9.9	10.5	15.7	16.3	16.0	156.5
Source: Météo France[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	536	—
1975	441	−2.75%
1982	407	−1.14%
1990	308	−3.42%
1999	318	+0.36%
2009	297	−0.68%
2014	284	−0.89%
2020	269	−0.90%
Source: INSEE[4]

The inhabitants of Kerpert are known in French as kerpertois.

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department