Saint-Rivoal

Saint-Rivoal
Sant-Riwal

Mont Saint-Michel-de-Brasparts, seen from Glujeau Ty Riou to the west
Saint-Rivoal

Coordinates: 48°20′59″N 3°59′40″W / 48.3497°N 3.9944°W / 48.3497; -3.9944Coordinates: 48°20′59″N 3°59′40″W / 48.3497°N 3.9944°W / 48.3497; -3.9944
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Châteaulin
Canton Pleyben
Intercommunality Yeun Elez
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Yves-Claude Guillou
Area1 18.69 km2 (7.22 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 171
 • Density 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Rivoal (Breton: Sant-Riwal) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1926579—    
1931509−12.1%
1936490−3.7%
1946424−13.5%
1954358−15.6%
1962311−13.1%
1968257−17.4%
1975225−12.5%
1982208−7.6%
1990172−17.3%
1999164−4.7%
2008171+4.3%

Breton language

As of 2010 and previous years, all primary-school children (numbering about 30), attended the bilingual public school.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
  2. ↑ (Breton) (French) Ecole publique bilingue de Saint-Rivoal
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