Riec-sur-Belon

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

Riec-sur-Belon Rieg
Commune
The church of Saint-Pierre, in Riec-sur-Belon
Coat of arms
Location of Riec-sur-Belon
Riec-sur-Belon Riec-sur-Belon
Coordinates: 47°50′41″N 3°41′36″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Quimper
Canton	Moëlan-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	Pays de Quimperlé
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Sébastien Miossec
Area ^1	54.64 km^2 (21.10 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	4,185
• Density	77/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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

Historical population of Riec-sur-Belon

Year	1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851	1856
Population	2510	2625	2305	2591	2750	2855	2734	3110	3108	3109

Year	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896	1901	1906
Population	3178	3155	3135	3403	3780	3901	4205	4418	4619	4824

Year	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975
Population	4939	4520	4532	4458	4301	4418	4206	4389	4308	4158

Year	1982	1990	1999	2008
Population	4059	4014	4008	4162

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-Belon is twinned with:

• Ilminster, Somerset, United Kingdom

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department

References

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

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)