Radenac

Radenac Radeneg
Commune
Fountain of St Fiacre
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 47°57′49″N 2°42′41″W / 47.9636°N 2.7114°W / 47.9636; -2.7114Coordinates: 47°57′49″N 2°42′41″W / 47.9636°N 2.7114°W / 47.9636; -2.7114
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Grand-Champ
Intercommunality
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Le Breton[1]
Area 1	21.65 km2 (8.36 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	1,061
• 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 (Breton: Radeneg) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.

Geography[]

The 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.

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).

See also[]

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Radenac.

• 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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