Radenac
Radenac
Radeneg | |
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 Fountain of St Fiacre | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Radenac | |
  Radenac Location within France  Radenac Location within Brittany | |
| 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 (2026–32) | Bernard Le Breton |
Area 1 | 21.65 km2 (8.36 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 1,066 |
| • Density | 49.24/km2 (127.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56189 /56500 |
| 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.
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 in French.
| 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% |
| 2023 | 1,066 | +0.11% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Twin towns
Radenac is twinned with a small village of Radnage in Buckinghamshire 
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Monuments
- The fountain of St Armel (circa 1000)
- The fountain of St Fiacre (17th century)
- The chapelle St Fiacre (construction 1390 to 1514).
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Radenac.
- 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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