Bricquebec-en-Cotentin
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Bricquebec-en-Cotentin | |
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Coordinates: 49°28′12″N 1°38′02″W / 49.470°N 1.634°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Manche |
Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
Canton | Bricquebec-en-Cotentin |
Intercommunality | CA Cotentin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Denis Lefer[1] |
Area 1 | 76.63 km2 (29.59 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 5,867 |
• Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 50082 /50260 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bricquebec-en-Cotentin (French pronunciation: [bʁikbɛk ɑ̃ kɔtɑ̃tɛ̃], literally Bricquebec in Cotentin) is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Bricquebec (the seat), Les Perques, Quettetot, Saint-Martin-le-Hébert, Le Valdécie and Le Vrétot.[3]
Geography[edit]
Climate[edit]
Bricquebec-en-Cotentin has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin is 11.0 °C (51.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,207.9 mm (47.56 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.2 °C (63.0 °F), and lowest in February, at around 5.6 °C (42.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin was 35.0 °C (95.0 °F) on 2 August 1990; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −13.5 °C (7.7 °F) on 17 January 1985.
Climate data for Bricquebec-en-Cotentin (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1969−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 24.2 (75.6) | 25.5 (77.9) | 29.0 (84.2) | 33.6 (92.5) | 33.7 (92.7) | 35.0 (95.0) | 30.5 (86.9) | 25.0 (77.0) | 19.5 (67.1) | 15.2 (59.4) | 35.0 (95.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) | 8.5 (47.3) | 11.0 (51.8) | 13.0 (55.4) | 16.6 (61.9) | 19.4 (66.9) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.8 (71.2) | 19.3 (66.7) | 15.5 (59.9) | 11.7 (53.1) | 9.3 (48.7) | 14.7 (58.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) | 5.6 (42.1) | 7.6 (45.7) | 9.1 (48.4) | 12.4 (54.3) | 15.0 (59.0) | 17.0 (62.6) | 17.2 (63.0) | 15.0 (59.0) | 12.0 (53.6) | 8.6 (47.5) | 6.6 (43.9) | 11.0 (51.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) | 2.7 (36.9) | 4.3 (39.7) | 5.2 (41.4) | 8.2 (46.8) | 10.7 (51.3) | 12.7 (54.9) | 12.6 (54.7) | 10.7 (51.3) | 8.4 (47.1) | 5.5 (41.9) | 3.9 (39.0) | 7.4 (45.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −13.5 (7.7) | −12.5 (9.5) | −4.2 (24.4) | −3.4 (25.9) | −1.9 (28.6) | 3.0 (37.4) | 5.7 (42.3) | 5.0 (41.0) | 2.2 (36.0) | −2.5 (27.5) | −6.0 (21.2) | −11.0 (12.2) | −13.5 (7.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 141.4 (5.57) | 98.4 (3.87) | 94.2 (3.71) | 73.7 (2.90) | 66.1 (2.60) | 63.4 (2.50) | 63.0 (2.48) | 69.7 (2.74) | 91.1 (3.59) | 142.0 (5.59) | 147.6 (5.81) | 157.3 (6.19) | 1,207.9 (47.56) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 16.4 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 10.7 | 14.9 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 146.2 |
Source: Meteociel[4] |
Population[edit]
The population data given in the table below refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2020.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 4,671 | — |
1975 | 4,602 | −0.21% |
1982 | 5,171 | +1.68% |
1990 | 5,874 | +1.61% |
1999 | 5,908 | +0.06% |
2007 | 5,912 | +0.01% |
2012 | 6,011 | +0.33% |
2017 | 5,899 | −0.38% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 4/15 December 2015 (in French)
- ^ "Normales et records pour Bricquebec (50)". Meteociel. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE