Saint-Rivoal

Saint-Rivoal
Sant-Riwal
Mont Saint-Michel-de-Brasparts, seen from Glujeau Ty Riou to the west
Mont Saint-Michel-de-Brasparts, seen from Glujeau Ty Riou to the west
Location of Saint-Rivoal
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Saint-Rivoal is located in France
Saint-Rivoal
Saint-Rivoal
Saint-Rivoal is located in Brittany
Saint-Rivoal
Saint-Rivoal
Coordinates: 48°20′59″N 3°59′40″W / 48.3497°N 3.9944°W / 48.3497; -3.9944
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementChâteaulin
CantonCarhaix-Plouguer
IntercommunalityMonts d'Arrée Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Mickaël Toullec[1]
Area
1
18.69 km2 (7.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
217
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29261 /29190
Elevation110–381 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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 257—    
1975 225−1.88%
1982 208−1.12%
1990 172−2.35%
1999 164−0.53%
2009 171+0.42%
2014 170−0.12%
2020 214+3.91%
Source: INSEE[3]

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

Breton language

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

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
  5. ^ (in Breton and French) Ecole publique bilingue de Saint-Rivoal