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Commune in Brittany, France
Coray Kore
Commune
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Coat of arms of CorayCoat of arms
Location of Coray
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Coordinates: 48°03′43″N 3°49′43″W / 48.0619°N 3.8286°W / 48.0619; -3.8286
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementChâteaulin
CantonBriec
IntercommunalityHaute Cornouaille
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joëlle Le Bihan
Area31.36 km (12.11 sq mi)
Population1,869
 • Density60/km (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code29041 /29370
Elevation75–257 m (246–843 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Coray (French pronunciation: [kɔʁɛ]; Breton: Kore) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

It lies on the river Odet.

Geography

Climate

Coray has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Coray is 11.1 °C (52.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,397.1 mm (55.00 in) with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.3 °C (63.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.6 °C (42.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Coray was 35.9 °C (96.6 °F) on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.7 °C (12.7 °F) on 2 January 1997.

Climate data for Coray (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1990−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1) 		20.0
(68.0) 		22.8
(73.0) 		28.2
(82.8) 		29.9
(85.8) 		32.9
(91.2) 		33.8
(92.8) 		35.9
(96.6) 		30.0
(86.0) 		27.5
(81.5) 		20.5
(68.9) 		16.9
(62.4) 		35.9
(96.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.3
(46.9) 		9.1
(48.4) 		11.5
(52.7) 		13.6
(56.5) 		17.1
(62.8) 		20.2
(68.4) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.9
(71.4) 		19.4
(66.9) 		15.3
(59.5) 		11.4
(52.5) 		8.6
(47.5) 		14.9
(58.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.6
(42.1) 		6.0
(42.8) 		7.9
(46.2) 		9.4
(48.9) 		12.7
(54.9) 		15.5
(59.9) 		17.1
(62.8) 		17.3
(63.1) 		15.1
(59.2) 		12.0
(53.6) 		8.5
(47.3) 		5.8
(42.4) 		11.1
(52.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.0
(37.4) 		2.8
(37.0) 		4.3
(39.7) 		5.2
(41.4) 		8.4
(47.1) 		10.8
(51.4) 		12.7
(54.9) 		12.8
(55.0) 		10.7
(51.3) 		8.7
(47.7) 		5.6
(42.1) 		3.1
(37.6) 		7.4
(45.3)
Record low °C (°F) −10.7
(12.7) 		−10.2
(13.6) 		−5.3
(22.5) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		0.0
(32.0) 		3.8
(38.8) 		6.4
(43.5) 		5.3
(41.5) 		2.9
(37.2) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		−4.6
(23.7) 		−7.7
(18.1) 		−10.7
(12.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 166.8
(6.57) 		128.9
(5.07) 		99.3
(3.91) 		102.1
(4.02) 		93.1
(3.67) 		64.7
(2.55) 		82.4
(3.24) 		83.0
(3.27) 		99.9
(3.93) 		149.9
(5.90) 		166.0
(6.54) 		161.0
(6.34) 		1,397.1
(55.00)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 16.7 13.5 13.8 13.3 11.5 8.9 12.1 10.0 10.7 15.5 17.2 16.4 159.6
Source: Meteociel

Population

Inhabitants of Coray are called in French Corayens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,272—    
1800 1,488+2.27%
1806 1,227−3.16%
1821 1,443+1.09%
1831 1,640+1.29%
1836 1,847+2.41%
1841 1,834−0.14%
1846 1,809−0.27%
1851 1,976+1.78%
1856 1,855−1.26%
1861 1,992+1.44%
1866 2,139+1.43%
1872 2,076−0.50%
1876 2,275+2.31%
1881 2,410+1.16%
1886 2,532+0.99%
1891 2,572+0.31%
1896 2,565−0.05%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,760+1.48%
1906 2,705−0.40%
1911 2,752+0.35%
1921 2,445−1.18%
1926 2,366−0.65%
1931 2,189−1.54%
1936 2,127−0.57%
1946 2,049−0.37%
1954 2,006−0.26%
1962 1,841−1.07%
1968 1,787−0.49%
1975 1,768−0.15%
1982 1,737−0.25%
1990 1,623−0.84%
1999 1,625+0.01%
2007 1,778+1.13%
2012 1,888+1.21%
2017 1,896+0.08%
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Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Map

Topographic map

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. "Normales et records pour Coray Chat Eau (29)". Meteociel. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Coray, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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