Saint-Rivoal
Saint-Rivoal
Sant-Riwal | |
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 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[1] |
Area 1 | 18.69 km2 (7.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 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 |
| Elevation | 110–381 m (361–1,250 ft) |
| 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
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Saint-Rivoal are called in French Saint-Rivoaliens.
Breton language
[edit]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.[4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
- ↑ (in Breton and French) Ecole publique bilingue de Saint-Rivoal
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Rivoal.
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)
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