Commune in Brittany, France
| Caurel Kaorel | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 The old train station in Caurel | |
| Location of Caurel | |
  CaurelShow map of France CaurelShow map of Brittany | |
| Coordinates: 48°13′01″N 3°02′14″W / 48.2169°N 3.0372°W / 48.2169; -3.0372 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| Canton | Guerlédan |
| Intercommunality | Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Martigné |
| Area | 11.65 km (4.50 sq mi) |
| Population | 355 |
| • Density | 30/km (79/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22033 /22530 |
| Elevation | 120–308 m (394–1,010 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Caurel (French pronunciation: [koʁɛl]; Occitan: Kaorel) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
The village is located on the north shore of the Lake Guerlédan.
Climate
Caurel has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Caurel is 12.0 °C (53.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,112.2 mm (43.79 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.3 °C (64.9 °F), and lowest in December, at around 6.1 °C (43.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Caurel was 39.0 °C (102.2 °F) on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −8.1 °C (17.4 °F) on 11 February 2012.
| Climate data for Caurel (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1999−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
30.0 (86.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.2 (95.4) |
39.0 (102.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
9.1 (48.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
6.1 (43.0) |
12.0 (53.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
3.2 (37.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.7 (18.1) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
5.3 (41.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 129.7 (5.11) |
105.1 (4.14) |
97.7 (3.85) |
80.6 (3.17) |
73.0 (2.87) |
46.9 (1.85) |
65.9 (2.59) |
65.9 (2.59) |
58.6 (2.31) |
118.0 (4.65) |
136.8 (5.39) |
134.0 (5.28) |
1,112.2 (43.79) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 15.9 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 7.2 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 14.1 | 16.9 | 15.4 | 148.1 |
| Source: Meteociel | |||||||||||||
Map
Topographic map.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 342 | — |
| 1968 | 434 | +26.9% |
| 1975 | 358 | −17.5% |
| 1982 | 376 | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 384 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 387 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 384 | −0.8% |
Inhabitants of Caurel are called Caurelois in French and Kaoreliz in Breton.
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- "Normales et records pour Caurel-Edf (22)". Meteociel. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
External links
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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