Pont-l'Abbé

The self-styled capital of Pays Bigouden , Pont-l'Abbé was founded in the 14th century by a monk of Loctudy who built the first bridge across the river estuary, hence the name. The same monk also built the first castle.Pont-l'Abbé has a oceanic climate . The average annual temperature in Pont-l'Abbé is 12.8 °C . The average annual rainfall is 993.3 mm with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 18.7 °C , and lowest in January, at around 7.5 °C . The highest temperature ever recorded in Pont-l'Abbé was 37.1 °C on 16 July 2006; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.8 °C on 2 January 1997.

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