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Radenac
Radeneg | |
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 Fountain of St Fiacre | |
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Coat of arms of Radenac Coat of arms | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy |
| Canton | Grand-Champ |
| Intercommunality | Pontivy Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Le Breton[1] |
Area 1 | 21.65 km2 (8.36 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56189 /56500 |
| Elevation | 72–131 m (236–430 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Radenac (French pronunciation: [ʁadnak]; Breton: Radeneg) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.[2]
Geography
[edit | edit source]The river Ével has its source in the commune.
People
[edit | edit source]Cyclist Jean Robic, who won the Tour de France in 1947, spent his childhood in Radenac, where his father owned the local cycle shop. In honour of his great achievement, the commune renamed the street where his home was after him.
Population
[edit | edit source]Inhabitants of Radenac are called Radenacois.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,004 | — |
| 1975 | 903 | −1.50% |
| 1982 | 807 | −1.59% |
| 1990 | 832 | +0.38% |
| 1999 | 825 | −0.09% |
| 2007 | 962 | +1.94% |
| 2012 | 1,004 | +0.86% |
| 2017 | 1,059 | +1.07% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Twin towns
[edit | edit source]Radenac is twinned with a small village of Radnage in Buckinghamshire United Kingdom.
Monuments
[edit | edit source]- The fountain of St Armel (circa 1000)
- The fountain of St Fiacre (17th century)
- The chapelle St Fiacre (construction 1390 to 1514).
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to [[commons:Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 506: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 506: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).]].
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Official website (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
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