Bannalec (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department in the Brittany region in northwestern France.Commune de Bannalec (29004), INSEE Bannalec station has rail connections to Quimper, Lorient and Vannes. Bannalec is twinned with the Irish town of Castleisland.

Geography Climate Bannalec has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Bannalec 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 Bannalec was on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 2 January 1997.

Population Inhabitants of Bannalec are called Bannalécois.

Breton language In 2008, 7.91% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French. Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

See also Communes of the Finistère department François Bazin (sculptor) Sculptor monument to aviator

References

External links

Official website

www.bannalec.com Mayors of Finistère Association ;