Pleyber-Christ Explained

Pleyber-Christ
Native Name:Pleiber-Krist
Commune Status:Commune
Coordinates:48.5056°N -3.8742°W
Insee:29163
Postal Code:29410
Arrondissement:Morlaix
Canton:Morlaix
Mayor:Julien Kerguillec[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Morlaix Communauté
Area Km2:45.47

Pleyber-Christ (in French pronounced as /plɛbɛʁ kʁist/; Breton: Pleiber-Krist) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Geography

Climate

Pleyber-Christ has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Pleyber-Christ is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Pleyber-Christ was on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 2 January 1997.

Population

Inhabitants of Pleyber-Christ are called in French Pleybériens.

Breton language

In 2008, 7.05% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French.[1]

Twinning

Pleyber-Christ was twinned with Lostwithiel in Cornwall, UK in 1979. The people in the Twinning Associations of both towns usually meet up every year, alternating between Lostwithiel and Pleyber-Christ.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Web site: Lostwithiel's twin town Pleyber Christ, Brittany.