Riec-sur-Bélon (French pronunciation: [ʁjɛk syʁ belɔ̃]; Breton: Rieg) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.[3]
Riec-sur-Bélon
Rieg | |
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 The church of Saint-Pierre, in Riec-sur-Bélon | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Riec-sur-Bélon  | |
  Riec-sur-Bélon  Riec-sur-Bélon | |
| Coordinates: 47°50′41″N 3°41′36″W / 47.8447°N 3.6933°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Moëlan-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | CA Quimperlé Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sébastien Miossec[1] |
| Area 1 | 54.64 km2 (21.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,307 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29236 /29340 |
| Elevation | 0–94 m (0–308 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
editInhabitants of Riec-sur-Bélon are called in French Riécois.
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Breton language
editThe municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 16 December 2008.
International relations
editRiec-sur-Bélon is twinned with:
Notable People
edit- François Cadoret (1887-1948) - politician
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Commune de Riec-sur-Bélon (29236), INSEE
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Riec-sur-Belon, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Riec-sur-Bélon.
- Official website
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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