Rostrenen (; ) is a commune in the

Côtes-d'Armor The Côtes-d'Armor ( , ; ; , ), formerly known as Côtes-du-Nord until 1990 (, ), is a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 600,582.department and

Brittany Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...

of northwestern

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

Geography

Neighbouring communes

Rostrenen is border by

Mellionnec Mellionnec (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. The chapel of La Pitié is situated in the commune. Population Inhabitants of Mellionnec are called ''mellionnecais'' in French. Map Civil ...

to the south, Plouguernevel to the east,

Kergrist-Moëlou Kergrist-Moëlou (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Kergrist-Moëlou are called ''kergristois'' in French. See also *Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department ...

to the north, and

Glomel Glomel (; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Côtes-d'Armor Departments of France, department in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France. The town is also home to the Glomel andalusite mine, Guerphelès andalusite ...

to the west.

Climate

Rostrenen has an

oceanic climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen climate classification, Köppen classification represented as ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of co ...

(

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Rostrenen is . The average annual rainfall is with January 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 Rostrenen was on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 20 January 1963.

Population

In French the inhabitants of Rostrenen are known as ''Rostrenois''.

Map

Breton language

On 13 September 2004 the municipality launched a linguistic plan as part of the

Ya d'ar brezhoneg (, ) is a campaign started in the 21st century by the () to promote and stimulate the use of the Breton language in daily life in Brittany, northwestern France. Breton is a Brythonic Celtic language which has fallen out of general use since the ...

(Yes to Breton) campaign. In 2008, 34.5% of primary children attended bilingual schools. ''Ofis ar Brezhoneg''
''Enseignement bilingue''
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References

External links

Official website
* Communes of Côtes-d'Armor {{Guingamp-geo-stub