Sizun
Commune
Arc de Triomphe in Sizun
Arc de Triomphe in Sizun
Coat of arms of Sizun
Coat of arms
Location of Sizun
Map
Sizun is located in France
Sizun
Sizun
Sizun is located in Brittany
Sizun
Sizun
Coordinates: 48°24′21″N 4°04′34″W / 48.4058°N 4.0761°W / 48.4058; -4.0761
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementMorlaix
CantonLandivisiau
IntercommunalityPays de Landivisiau
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Breton[1]
Area
1
58.14 km2 (22.45 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
2,319
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29277 /29450
Elevation61–382 m (200–1,253 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Climate

Sizun has a 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 897—    
1800 846−0.83%
1806 309−15.45%
1821 944+7.73%
1831 975+0.32%
1836 1,053+1.55%
1841 1,334+4.84%
1846 1,305−0.44%
1851 1,289−0.25%
1856 1,446+2.33%
1861 1,366−1.13%
1866 1,396+0.44%
1872 1,450+0.63%
1876 1,564+1.91%
1881 1,596+0.41%
1886 1,697+1.23%
1891 1,786+1.03%
1896 1,842+0.62%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,019+1.85%
1906 2,068+0.48%
1911 2,015−0.52%
1921 1,905−0.56%
1926 2,027+1.25%
1931 2,276+2.34%
1936 2,507+1.95%
1946 2,716+0.80%
1954 2,534−0.86%
1962 2,685+0.73%
1968 3,086+2.35%
1975 4,617+5.92%
1982 5,170+1.63%
1990 4,933−0.58%
1999 4,709−0.52%
2007 2,168−9.24%
2012 2,234+0.60%
2017 2,265+0.28%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[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". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  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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