Riec-sur-Bélon

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

Riec-sur-Bélon Rieg
Commune
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
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Moëlan-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	CA Quimperlé Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sébastien Miossec
Area 1	54.64 km2 (21.10 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	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

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:

• Ilminster, Somerset, United Kingdom

Notable People

• François Cadoret (1887-1948) - politician

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department

External links

• Official website
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)