Plouisy (French pronunciation: [pluizi]; Breton: Plouizi) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in north-western France. Plouisy is 407 kilometres from Paris.

Plouisy
Plouizi
The centre of Plouisy
The centre of Plouisy
Location of Plouisy
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Plouisy is located in France
Plouisy
Plouisy
Plouisy is located in Brittany
Plouisy
Plouisy
Coordinates: 48°34′42″N 3°10′57″W / 48.5783°N 3.1825°W / 48.5783; -3.1825
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementGuingamp
CantonGuingamp
IntercommunalityGuingamp-Paimpol Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Rémy Guillou[1]
Area
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23.63 km2 (9.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,006
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22223 /22200
Elevation55–195 m (180–640 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Climate

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Plouisy has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Plouisy is 11.0 °C (51.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 950.2 mm (37.41 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.1 °C (62.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.8 °C (42.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Plouisy was 38.6 °C (101.5 °F) on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −13.5 °C (7.7 °F) on 17 January 1985.

Climate data for Plouisy (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1971−2013)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.2
(61.2)
20.8
(69.4)
24.6
(76.3)
26.8
(80.2)
31.0
(87.8)
33.7
(92.7)
35.4
(95.7)
38.6
(101.5)
31.3
(88.3)
29.5
(85.1)
22.1
(71.8)
17.0
(62.6)
38.6
(101.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.0
(48.2)
9.4
(48.9)
11.9
(53.4)
13.9
(57.0)
17.5
(63.5)
20.6
(69.1)
22.5
(72.5)
22.7
(72.9)
20.4
(68.7)
16.2
(61.2)
12.1
(53.8)
9.4
(48.9)
15.5
(59.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)
5.8
(42.4)
7.8
(46.0)
9.1
(48.4)
12.4
(54.3)
15.1
(59.2)
17.1
(62.8)
17.1
(62.8)
15.0
(59.0)
12.0
(53.6)
8.5
(47.3)
6.2
(43.2)
11.0
(51.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.7
(36.9)
2.3
(36.1)
3.7
(38.7)
4.3
(39.7)
7.2
(45.0)
9.7
(49.5)
11.7
(53.1)
11.6
(52.9)
9.7
(49.5)
7.8
(46.0)
4.8
(40.6)
3.0
(37.4)
6.6
(43.9)
Record low °C (°F) −13.5
(7.7)
−12.5
(9.5)
−7.8
(18.0)
−5.1
(22.8)
−3.0
(26.6)
0.4
(32.7)
3.0
(37.4)
2.4
(36.3)
−0.6
(30.9)
−5.6
(21.9)
−6.8
(19.8)
−9.5
(14.9)
−13.5
(7.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 109.1
(4.30)
89.9
(3.54)
78.0
(3.07)
76.1
(3.00)
72.9
(2.87)
49.6
(1.95)
45.1
(1.78)
48.0
(1.89)
63.9
(2.52)
98.7
(3.89)
104.7
(4.12)
114.2
(4.50)
950.2
(37.41)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 16.0 13.8 13.2 12.6 11.1 7.7 8.9 8.7 9.7 14.7 15.3 15.9 147.5
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,496—    
1975 1,417−0.77%
1982 1,595+1.70%
1990 1,730+1.02%
1999 1,756+0.17%
2009 1,917+0.88%
2014 1,971+0.56%
2020 2,002+0.26%
Source: INSEE[4]

Inhabitants of Plouisy are called plouisyens in French.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Plouisy (22)". Meteociel. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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