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

Geography

Climate

Sizun has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Sizun is 10.4 °C (50.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,324.0 mm (52.13 in) with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 16.3 °C (61.3 °F), and lowest in February, at around 5.4 °C (41.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Sizun was 37.7 °C (99.9 °F) on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.3 °C (11.7 °F) on 17 January 1985.

Climate data for Sizun (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1983−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.2
(61.2) 		21.7
(71.1) 		23.7
(74.7) 		28.4
(83.1) 		29.3
(84.7) 		33.8
(92.8) 		34.7
(94.5) 		37.7
(99.9) 		31.2
(88.2) 		28.6
(83.5) 		21.0
(69.8) 		17.2
(63.0) 		37.7
(99.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.0
(46.4) 		8.2
(46.8) 		10.4
(50.7) 		12.4
(54.3) 		15.8
(60.4) 		18.5
(65.3) 		20.3
(68.5) 		20.6
(69.1) 		18.5
(65.3) 		14.8
(58.6) 		10.6
(51.1) 		8.5
(47.3) 		13.9
(57.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.5
(41.9) 		5.4
(41.7) 		7.2
(45.0) 		8.6
(47.5) 		11.7
(53.1) 		14.2
(57.6) 		16.1
(61.0) 		16.3
(61.3) 		14.4
(57.9) 		11.5
(52.7) 		7.8
(46.0) 		5.9
(42.6) 		10.4
(50.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.0
(37.4) 		2.6
(36.7) 		4.0
(39.2) 		4.8
(40.6) 		7.6
(45.7) 		9.9
(49.8) 		11.9
(53.4) 		11.9
(53.4) 		10.2
(50.4) 		8.2
(46.8) 		5.1
(41.2) 		3.2
(37.8) 		6.9
(44.4)
Record low °C (°F) −11.3
(11.7) 		−8.0
(17.6) 		−4.6
(23.7) 		−3.8
(25.2) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		2.0
(35.6) 		2.5
(36.5) 		3.4
(38.1) 		1.9
(35.4) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		−9.0
(15.8) 		−11.3
(11.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 162.7
(6.41) 		127.1
(5.00) 		105.8
(4.17) 		101.3
(3.99) 		84.0
(3.31) 		63.9
(2.52) 		71.4
(2.81) 		75.9
(2.99) 		95.7
(3.77) 		132.5
(5.22) 		145.4
(5.72) 		158.3
(6.23) 		1,324
(52.13)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 18.0 15.0 14.6 14.0 11.7 9.4 11.1 10.8 11.0 15.0 17.4 17.0 164.9
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Sizun are called in French Sizuniens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,888—    
1821 3,156+0.32%
1846 3,843+0.79%
1872 3,716−0.13%
1901 3,685−0.03%
1926 3,123−0.66%
1946 2,608−0.90%
1962 2,201−1.05%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,025−1.38%
1975 1,787−1.77%
1982 1,765−0.18%
1990 1,728−0.26%
1999 1,850+0.76%
2009 2,221+1.84%
2014 2,253+0.29%
2020 2,304+0.37%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2020)[5]

Breton language

In 2008, 19.74% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Sizun (29)". Meteociel. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Sizun, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue


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