Riec-sur-Bélon

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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
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Riec-sur-Bélon
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Riec-sur-Bélon
Coat of arms of Riec-sur-Bélon
Location of Riec-sur-Bélon
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Riec-sur-Bélon is located in France
Riec-sur-Bélon
Riec-sur-Bélon
Riec-sur-Bélon is located in Brittany
Riec-sur-Bélon
Riec-sur-Bélon
Coordinates: 47°50′41″N 3°41′36″W / 47.8447°N 3.6933°W / 47.8447; -3.6933
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonMoëlan-sur-Mer
IntercommunalityCA Quimperlé Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sébastien Miossec[1]
Area
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54.64 km2 (21.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,307
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29236 /29340
Elevation0–94 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

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Inhabitants of Riec-sur-Bélon are called in French Riécois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,510—    
1800 2,625+0.64%
1806 2,305−2.14%
1821 2,591+0.78%
1831 2,750+0.60%
1836 2,855+0.75%
1841 2,734−0.86%
1846 3,110+2.61%
1851 3,108−0.01%
1856 3,109+0.01%
1861 3,178+0.44%
1866 3,155−0.15%
1872 3,135−0.11%
1876 3,403+2.07%
1881 3,780+2.12%
1886 3,901+0.63%
1891 4,205+1.51%
1896 4,418+0.99%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,619+0.89%
1906 4,824+0.87%
1911 4,939+0.47%
1921 4,520−0.88%
1926 4,532+0.05%
1931 4,458−0.33%
1936 4,301−0.71%
1946 4,418+0.27%
1954 4,206−0.61%
1962 4,389+0.53%
1968 4,308−0.31%
1975 4,158−0.51%
1982 4,059−0.34%
1990 4,014−0.14%
1999 4,008−0.02%
2007 4,139+0.40%
2012 4,108−0.15%
2017 4,185+0.37%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Breton language

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The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 16 December 2008.

International relations

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Riec-sur-Bélon is twinned with:

Notable People

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Commune de Riec-sur-Bélon (29236), INSEE
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Riec-sur-Belon, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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