Melgven | |
Native Name: | Mêlwenn |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Coordinates: | 47.9067°N -3.8347°W |
Elevation Min M: | 1 |
Elevation Max M: | 155 |
Insee: | 29146 |
Postal Code: | 29140 |
Arrondissement: | Quimper |
Canton: | Concarneau |
Mayor: | Catherine Esvant[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Concarneau Cornouaille Agglomération |
Area Km2: | 51.17 |
Melgven (in French pronounced as /mɛlvɛ̃/;) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Melgven has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Melgven is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around, and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Melgven was on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 17 January 1985.
Inhabitants of Melgven are called Melgvinois in French.