Bricquebec-en-Cotentin
| Bricquebec-en-Cotentin | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
| The chateau in Bricquebec
The chateau in Bricquebec
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| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Cherbourg |
| Canton | Bricquebec-en-Cotentin |
| Intercommunality | CA Cotentin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Denis Lefer[1] |
| Area1 | 76.63 km2 (29.59 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)2 | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. |
| 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Bricquebec-en-Cotentin (fr, 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.[2]
Geography
Climate
Bricquebec-en-Cotentin has an 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) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
30.5 (86.9) |
25.0 (77) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
35.0 (95) |
| Average high °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) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.2 (63) |
15.0 (59) |
12.0 (53.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Average low °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) |
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) |
2.2 (36) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 141.4 (5.567) |
98.4 (3.874) |
94.2 (3.709) |
73.7 (2.902) |
66.1 (2.602) |
63.4 (2.496) |
63.0 (2.48) |
69.7 (2.744) |
91.1 (3.587) |
142.0 (5.591) |
147.6 (5.811) |
157.3 (6.193) |
1,207.9 (47.555) |
| 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[3] | |||||||||||||
Population
The population data given in the table below refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2020.
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 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[4] | ||
See also
References
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