Peumerit

Peumerit Purid
Commune
The town hall in Peumerit.
Coat of arms
Location of Peumerit
Peumerit Show map of France Peumerit Show map of Brittany
Coordinates: 47°56′22″N 4°18′29″W / 47.9394°N 4.3081°W / 47.9394; -4.3081
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Plonéour-Lanvern
Intercommunality	Haut-Pays Bigouden
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Louis Caradec[1]
Area ^1	19.59 km^2 (7.56 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	917
• Density	46.8/km^2 (121/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29159 /29710
Elevation	6–127 m (20–417 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Peumerit (French pronunciation: [pømʁit]; Breton: Purid), formerly Peumérit,^[3] is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Peumerit is characterized by a temperate oceanic climate, with variations in classification highlighting both relatively mild seasonal conditions and high precipitation.

Geography

The commune covers 19.59 square kilometres (7.56 sq mi).^[4] In 2010, the commune was classified as having a typical oceanic climate, based on a study by the CNRS using data from the period 1971–2000.^[5] In 2020, Météo-France published a typology of metropolitan France's climates in which the commune is described as having an oceanic climate, situated within the climatic region of eastern and southern Brittany, Pays Nantais, and Vendée, characterized by low summer rainfall and good levels of sunshine.^[6] That same year, the Brittany Environmental Observatory released a climate zoning map of the Brittany region based on 2009 data from Météo-France. According to this classification, the commune lies within the Monts d'Arrée zone, marked by cold winters, mild summers, and heavy precipitation.^[7]

Demographics

The population as of 2023 was 917. Historical figures show some fluctuations: 884 residents in 1968, 663 in 1999, and 807 in 2012.^[8] According to the 2022 census, 67.69% of the population was between the ages of 15 and 64, 20.02% were under 15 years old, and 12.28% were aged 65 and over.^[9]

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department
• Jacques Cariou, Olympic gold medalist from Peumerit and namesake of town sports stadium^[10]

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. Décret n° 2012-938 du 1er août 2012 portant changement de nom de communes, Légifrance
4. "Carte Communale Revision - Peumerit" (PDF). Département du Finistère. 10 July 2020.
5. Joly, Daniel; Brossard, Thierry; Cardot, Hervé; Cavailhes, Jean; Hilal, Mohamed; Wavresky, Pierre (18 June 2010). "Les types de climats en France, une construction spatiale". Cybergeo. doi:10.4000/cybergeo.23155. ISSN 1278-3366.
6. "Pluies extrêmes en France métropolitaine". pluiesextremes.meteo.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 16 May 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
7. "Les zones climatiques en Bretagne". bretagne-environnement.fr (in French). 2009. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
8. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
9. "Peumerit : classements au palmarès 2025 villes et villages où il fait bon vivre". Villes et villages où il fait bon vivre. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
10. "Hommage à Jacques Cariou et jeux inter-quartiers. Peumerit 2024 : date, horaires, programme, tarifs". jds.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 September 2024.

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)