Radenac

Radenac

Radeneg
Radenac Radeneg
Commune
	Fountain of St Fiacre
	Coat of arms
	Location of Radenac
	Radenac Radenac
	Coordinates: 47°57′49″N 2°42′41″W / 47.9636°N 2.7114°W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Grand-Champ
Intercommunality	Pontivy Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Le Breton
Area 1	21.65 km2 (8.36 sq mi)
Population (2021)	1,067
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
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.

Radenac (French pronunciation: [ʁadnak]; Breton: Radeneg) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.^[3]

Geography

The river Ével has its source in the commune.

People

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

Inhabitants of Radenac are called Radenacois.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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^[4]

Twin towns

Radenac is twinned with a small village of Radnage in Buckinghamshire .

Monuments

The fountain of St Armel (circa 1000)
The fountain of St Fiacre (17th century)
The chapelle St Fiacre (construction 1390 to 1514).

References

^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

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

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[1] "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[3] INSEE commune file

[pophist-4] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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