Plouguenast-Langast

Plouguenast-Langast (French pronunciation: [pluɡna lɑ̃ɡa]; Breton: Plougonwaz-Lanwal) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Plouguenast (the seat) and Langast.^[3]

Plouguenast-Langast
Commune
The church of the old village, in Plouguenast
Location of Plouguenast-Langast
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Coordinates: 48°16′56″N 2°42′11″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Saint-Brieuc
Canton	Guerlédan
Intercommunality	Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Yvon Le Jan[1]
Area 1	55.57 km2 (21.46 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,390
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22219 /22150
Elevation	104–253 m (341–830 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

Plouguenast-Langast has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Plouguenast-Langast is 11.0 °C (51.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 966.8 mm (38.06 in) with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.5 °C (63.5 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.3 °C (41.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Plouguenast-Langast was 36.9 °C (98.4 °F) on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −12.4 °C (9.7 °F) on 2 January 1997.

Climate data for Plouguenast-Langast (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1987−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	17.4 (63.3)	20.7 (69.3)	22.9 (73.2)	26.3 (79.3)	29.5 (85.1)	32.9 (91.2)	35.6 (96.1)	36.9 (98.4)	30.2 (86.4)	27.5 (81.5)	19.8 (67.6)	15.6 (60.1)	36.9 (98.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	7.8 (46.0)	8.7 (47.7)	11.3 (52.3)	13.3 (55.9)	16.9 (62.4)	20.0 (68.0)	22.0 (71.6)	22.4 (72.3)	19.6 (67.3)	15.3 (59.5)	10.8 (51.4)	7.9 (46.2)	14.7 (58.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.3 (41.5)	5.8 (42.4)	7.8 (46.0)	9.3 (48.7)	12.6 (54.7)	15.3 (59.5)	17.2 (63.0)	17.5 (63.5)	15.1 (59.2)	11.9 (53.4)	8.0 (46.4)	5.4 (41.7)	11.0 (51.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	2.8 (37.0)	2.9 (37.2)	4.2 (39.6)	5.2 (41.4)	8.2 (46.8)	10.6 (51.1)	12.4 (54.3)	12.5 (54.5)	10.6 (51.1)	8.5 (47.3)	5.2 (41.4)	3.0 (37.4)	7.2 (45.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−12.4 (9.7)	−11.1 (12.0)	−5.6 (21.9)	−2.9 (26.8)	0.0 (32.0)	4.0 (39.2)	6.8 (44.2)	6.1 (43.0)	3.5 (38.3)	−3.4 (25.9)	−5.0 (23.0)	−9.0 (15.8)	−12.4 (9.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	117.1 (4.61)	93.3 (3.67)	72.7 (2.86)	75.5 (2.97)	65.1 (2.56)	54.2 (2.13)	55.2 (2.17)	50.6 (1.99)	70.1 (2.76)	101.0 (3.98)	101.3 (3.99)	110.7 (4.36)	966.8 (38.06)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	15.5	13.6	12.7	12.2	10.0	8.2	9.3	8.4	9.8	13.9	14.8	14.5	142.8
Source: Météo France[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,721	—
1975	2,560	−0.87%
1982	2,466	−0.53%
1990	2,434	−0.16%
1999	2,365	−0.32%
2007	2,427	+0.32%
2012	2,527	+0.81%
2017	2,487	−0.32%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department