Riec-sur-Belon

Riec-sur-Belon
Rieg

The church of Saint-Pierre, in Riec-sur-Belon

Coat of arms
Riec-sur-Belon

Coordinates: 47°50′41″N 3°41′36″W / 47.8447°N 3.6933°W / 47.8447; -3.6933Coordinates: 47°50′41″N 3°41′36″W / 47.8447°N 3.6933°W / 47.8447; -3.6933
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Quimper
Canton Pont-Aven
Intercommunality Pays de Quimperlé
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Sébastien Miossec
Area1 54.64 km2 (21.10 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 4,162
 • Density 76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Riec-sur-Belon (Breton: Rieg) is a commune in the Finistère departmentof Brittany in north-western France.

Population

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

Historical population of Riec-sur-Belon
Year1793180018061821183118361841184618511856
Population2510262523052591275028552734311031083109
Year1861186618721876188118861891189619011906
Population3178315531353403378039014205441846194824
Year1911192119261931193619461954196219681975
Population4939452045324458430144184206438943084158
Year1982199019992008
Population4059401440084162

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on December 16, 2008.

International relations

Riec-sur-Belon is twinned with:

See also

References

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