Saint-Rivoal

Saint-Rivoal

Sant-Riwal
Saint-Rivoal Sant-Riwal
Commune
	Mont Saint-Michel-de-Brasparts, seen from Glujeau Ty Riou to the west
	Location of Saint-Rivoal
	Saint-Rivoal Location within France Saint-Rivoal Location within Brittany
	Coordinates: 48°20′59″N 3°59′40″W / 48.3497°N 3.9944°W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Châteaulin
Canton	Carhaix-Plouguer
Intercommunality	Monts d'Arrée Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Mickaël Toullec
Area 1	18.69 km2 (7.22 sq mi)
Highest elevation	381 m (1,250 ft)
Lowest elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population (2023)	223
• Density	11.9/km2 (30.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29261 /29190
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Rivoal (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʁivwal]; Breton: Sant-Riwal) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	257	—
1975	225	−1.88%
1982	208	−1.12%
1990	172	−2.35%
1999	164	−0.53%
2007	172	+0.60%
2012	170	−0.23%
2017	194	+2.68%
2023	223	+2.35%
Source: INSEE

Inhabitants of Saint-Rivoal are called in French Saint-Rivoaliens.

Breton language

As of 2010 and previous years, all primary-school children (numbering about 30), attended the bilingual public school, where Breton language is taught alongside French.