Le Relecq-Kerhuon

Le Relecq-Kerhuon (French pronunciation: ​[lə.ʁəlɛk.kɛʁyɔ̃]; Breton: Ar Releg-Kerhuon) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Le Relecq-Kerhuon Ar Releg-Kerhuon
Commune
The cove of Camfrout on the estuary of the Élorn
Coat of arms
Location of Le Relecq-Kerhuon
Le Relecq-Kerhuon Le Relecq-Kerhuon
Coordinates: 48°24′33″N 4°23′44″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Brest
Canton	Guipavas
Intercommunality	Brest Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurent Péron
Area ^1	6.43 km^2 (2.48 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	11,462
• Density	1,800/km^2 (4,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29235 /29480
Elevation	0–96 m (0–315 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants of Le Relecq-Kerhuon are called in French Relecquois or Kerhorres.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1896 3,523 —     1901 3,772 +7.1% 1906 4,295 +13.9% 1911 4,376 +1.9% 1921 4,878 +11.5% 1926 4,282 −12.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1931 4,275 −0.2% 1936 4,696 +9.8% 1946 6,021 +28.2% 1954 5,985 −0.6% 1962 6,526 +9.0% 1968 7,001 +7.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1975 8,499 +21.4% 1982 9,286 +9.3% 1990 10,569 +13.8% 1999 10,851 +2.7% 2008 10,783 −0.6%

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on September 2, 2005.

International relations

Le Relecq-Kerhuon is twinned with Bodmin in Cornwall, UK.

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

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