Rostrenen is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department and Brittany region of northwestern France.

Geography

Neighbouring communes

Rostrenen is border by Mellionnec to the south, Plouguernevel to the east, Kergrist-Moëlou to the north, and Glomel to the west.

Climate

Rostrenen has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Rostrenen is 10.7 C. The average annual rainfall is 1145.7 mm with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 17.0 C, and lowest in January, at around 5.2 C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Rostrenen was 37.9 C on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was -13.9 C on 20 January 1963.

Population

In French the inhabitants of Rostrenen are known as Rostrenois.

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Breton language

On 13 September 2004 the municipality launched a linguistic plan as part of the Ya d'ar brezhoneg (Yes to Breton) campaign. In 2008, 34.5% of primary children attended bilingual schools.