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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
Coat of arms
Riec-sur-Bélon is located in France
Riec-sur-Bélon
Riec-sur-Bélon
Location in France
Riec-sur-Bélon is located in Brittany
Riec-sur-Bélon
Riec-sur-Bélon
Location in Brittany
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Quimper
Canton Moëlan-sur-Mer
Intercommunality CA Quimperlé Communauté
Area
1
54.64 km2 (21.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
4,307
 • Density 78.825/km2 (204.16/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.

Riec-sur-Bélon (French pronunciation: [ʁjɛk syʁ belɔ̃]; Breton: Rieg) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

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

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 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%
Year Pop. ±% 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 and INSEE (1968-2017)

Breton language

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

International relations

Riec-sur-Bélon is twinned with:

Notable People

  • François Cadoret (1887-1948) - politician

See also

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