Le Quiou

Le Quiou Ar C'haeoù
Commune
The town hall of Le Quiou
Location of Le Quiou
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Coordinates: 48°21′07″N 2°00′17″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Côtes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Dinan
Canton	Lanvallay
Intercommunality	Dinan Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Arnaud Carré[1]
Area ^1	5.06 km^2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	351
• Density	69/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	22263 /22630
Elevation	13–77 m (43–253 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Quiou (French pronunciation: [lə kju]; Breton: Ar C'haeoù) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Geography

Climate

Le Quiou has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Le Quiou is 11.8 °C (53.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 714.9 mm (28.15 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.4 °C (65.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.8 °C (42.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Le Quiou was 40.4 °C (104.7 °F) on 5 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.5 °C (5.9 °F) on 25 February 1986.

Climate data for Le Quiou (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1985−2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	17.0 (62.6)	22.1 (71.8)	24.3 (75.7)	28.8 (83.8)	32.0 (89.6)	37.0 (98.6)	39.7 (103.5)	40.4 (104.7)	34.1 (93.4)	30.8 (87.4)	21.6 (70.9)	17.0 (62.6)	40.4 (104.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	8.9 (48.0)	9.8 (49.6)	12.8 (55.0)	15.1 (59.2)	19.0 (66.2)	22.0 (71.6)	24.2 (75.6)	24.1 (75.4)	21.5 (70.7)	17.2 (63.0)	12.3 (54.1)	9.3 (48.7)	16.4 (61.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.8 (42.4)	6.1 (43.0)	8.4 (47.1)	10.1 (50.2)	13.6 (56.5)	16.4 (61.5)	18.4 (65.1)	18.4 (65.1)	15.9 (60.6)	12.8 (55.0)	8.7 (47.7)	6.2 (43.2)	11.8 (53.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	2.7 (36.9)	2.5 (36.5)	4.0 (39.2)	5.0 (41.0)	8.3 (46.9)	10.7 (51.3)	12.6 (54.7)	12.6 (54.7)	10.2 (50.4)	8.5 (47.3)	5.1 (41.2)	3.0 (37.4)	7.1 (44.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−12.0 (10.4)	−14.5 (5.9)	−7.2 (19.0)	−4.8 (23.4)	−1.6 (29.1)	2.6 (36.7)	4.5 (40.1)	3.5 (38.3)	0.7 (33.3)	−5.5 (22.1)	−6.6 (20.1)	−8.5 (16.7)	−14.5 (5.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	70.4 (2.77)	55.0 (2.17)	50.2 (1.98)	54.6 (2.15)	63.7 (2.51)	48.7 (1.92)	49.3 (1.94)	46.0 (1.81)	57.4 (2.26)	70.3 (2.77)	77.7 (3.06)	71.6 (2.82)	714.9 (28.15)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	12.3	10.9	10.2	10.9	9.5	7.4	7.6	7.9	8.4	11.8	13.3	13.0	123.1
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	326	—
1968	331	+1.5%
1975	319	−3.6%
1982	313	−1.9%
1990	286	−8.6%
1999	305	+6.6%
2008	327	+7.2%

The inhabitants of Le Quiou are known in French as quiousiens.

See also

• Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department

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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "Normales et records pour Le Quiou (22)". Meteociel. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

External links

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