Riantec

Riantec Rianteg
Commune
The church in Riantec
Coat of arms
Location of Riantec
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Coordinates: 47°42′42″N 3°18′33″W / 47.7117°N 3.3092°W / 47.7117; -3.3092
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Hennebont
Intercommunality	Lorient Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Bonhomme[1]
Area ^1	14.06 km^2 (5.43 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,742
• Density	408.4/km^2 (1,058/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56193 /56670
Elevation	0–35 m (0–115 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Riantec (French pronunciation: [ʁjɑ̃tɛk]; Breton: Rianteg) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.^[3]

Geography

The village sits on "La Petite Mer de Gavre" (french, The Small Sea of Gavre) with fine views across the bay.

Map

Topographic map

Population

Inhabitants of Riantec are called in French Riantécois.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,126	—
1975	4,128	+0.01%
1982	4,616	+1.61%
1990	4,846	+0.61%
1999	4,765	−0.19%
2007	4,958	+0.50%
2012	5,175	+0.86%
2017	5,622	+1.67%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)