Caurel, Côtes-d'Armor

Caurel Kaorel
Commune
The old train station in Caurel
Location of Caurel
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Coordinates: 48°13′01″N 3°02′14″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Saint-Brieuc
Canton	Guerlédan
Intercommunality	Loudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Louis Martigné[1]
Area ^1	11.65 km^2 (4.50 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	357
• Density	31/km^2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22033 /22530
Elevation	120–308 m (394–1,010 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Caurel (French pronunciation: [koʁɛl]; Occitan: Kaorel) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Geography

The village is located on the north shore of the Lake Guerlédan.

Climate

Caurel has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Caurel is 12.0 °C (53.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,112.2 mm (43.79 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.3 °C (64.9 °F), and lowest in December, at around 6.1 °C (43.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Caurel was 39.0 °C (102.2 °F) on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −8.1 °C (17.4 °F) on 11 February 2012.

Climate data for Caurel (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1999−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	16.6 (61.9)	20.5 (68.9)	22.8 (73.0)	26.5 (79.7)	30.0 (86.0)	34.5 (94.1)	35.2 (95.4)	39.0 (102.2)	30.6 (87.1)	28.4 (83.1)	19.4 (66.9)	16.0 (60.8)	39.0 (102.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	9.0 (48.2)	10.0 (50.0)	12.5 (54.5)	15.1 (59.2)	18.1 (64.6)	22.1 (71.8)	23.1 (73.6)	23.0 (73.4)	21.0 (69.8)	16.6 (61.9)	12.4 (54.3)	9.1 (48.4)	16.0 (60.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.2 (43.2)	6.7 (44.1)	8.5 (47.3)	10.4 (50.7)	13.6 (56.5)	16.9 (62.4)	18.3 (64.9)	18.2 (64.8)	16.1 (61.0)	12.9 (55.2)	9.2 (48.6)	6.1 (43.0)	12.0 (53.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.3 (37.9)	3.4 (38.1)	4.5 (40.1)	5.7 (42.3)	9.0 (48.2)	11.7 (53.1)	13.4 (56.1)	13.4 (56.1)	11.3 (52.3)	9.2 (48.6)	6.0 (42.8)	3.2 (37.8)	7.9 (46.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−7.7 (18.1)	−8.1 (17.4)	−6.3 (20.7)	−2.1 (28.2)	−0.8 (30.6)	3.9 (39.0)	5.3 (41.5)	6.0 (42.8)	3.7 (38.7)	−0.7 (30.7)	−4.2 (24.4)	−6.1 (21.0)	−8.1 (17.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	129.7 (5.11)	105.1 (4.14)	97.7 (3.85)	80.6 (3.17)	73.0 (2.87)	46.9 (1.85)	65.9 (2.59)	65.9 (2.59)	58.6 (2.31)	118.0 (4.65)	136.8 (5.39)	134.0 (5.28)	1,112.2 (43.79)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	15.9	13.9	14.4	11.8	10.9	7.2	10.3	9.2	8.2	14.1	16.9	15.4	148.1
Source: Meteociel[3]

Map

Topographic map.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	342	—
1968	434	+26.9%
1975	358	−17.5%
1982	376	+5.0%
1990	384	+2.1%
1999	387	+0.8%
2008	384	−0.8%

Inhabitants of Caurel are called Caurelois in French and Kaoreliz in Breton.

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "Normales et records pour Caurel-Edf (22)". Meteociel. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

External links

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)