Radenac

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Radenac

|native name = Radeneg

|commune status = Commune

|image = StFiacreRadenacfontaine.JPG

|caption = Fountain of St Fiacre

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Radenac (Morbihan).svg

|coordinates = {{coord|47.9636|-2.7114|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|INSEE = 56189

|postal code = 56500

|arrondissement = Pontivy

|canton = Grand-Champ

|mayor = Bernard Le Breton{{cite web|url=https://www.morbihan.gouv.fr/content/download/45068/325032/file/Maires%20du%20Morbihan%202020%20-%20250.pdf|title=Maires du Morbihan|date=7 July 2020|publisher=Préfecture du Morbihan}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Pontivy Communauté

|elevation min m = 72

|elevation max m = 131

|area km2 = 21.65

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Radenac ({{IPA|fr|ʁadnak}}; {{langx|br|Radeneg}}) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/56189-radenac INSEE commune file]

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 populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-56189#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |1004

|1975 |903

|1982 |807

|1990 |832

|1999 |825

|2007 |962

|2012 |1004

|2017 |1059

}}

Twin towns

Radenac is twinned with a small village of Radnage in Buckinghamshire {{Flagicon|UK}}.

Monuments

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

References

External links

{{Search Mérimée|56189}}
{{official website|https://radenac.bzh}} {{in lang|fr}}
[http://www.maires56.asso.fr Mayors of Morbihan Association] {{in lang|fr}}

Category:Communes of Morbihan