Riantec
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Riantec Rianteg |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Lorient | |
| Canton | Hennebont | |
| Community association | Lorient agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 43 ′ N , 3 ° 19 ′ W | |
| height | 0-35 m | |
| surface | 14.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,622 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 400 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56670 | |
| INSEE code | 56193 | |
| Website | http://www.riantec.com/ | |
 Kerdurand Castle |
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Riantec ( Breton : Rianteg ) is a French municipality with 5622 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . Riantec is part of the Lorient arrondissement and the Hennebont canton . The inhabitants are called Riantécois (es) .
geography
Riantec is located in the southwest of the department about six kilometers southeast of Lorient on the lagoon of the Cape of Lorient (the so-called La Petite Mer de Gavre ). Riantec is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Merlevenez in the east and northeast, Plouhinec in the southeast, Gâvres in the south on the other side of the lagoon, Port-Louis in the west and Locmiquélic in the northwest.
The island of Île-aux-Pins also belongs to the municipality .
history
On the one hand, the dolmen ( Dolmen of Kerporhell ) and the tumuli testify to a Neolithic settlement, on the other hand there is a Roman road in the municipality. The area was therefore settled by humans early on.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 4.121 | 4.126 | 4.128 | 4,616 | 4,846 | 4,765 | 4,898 | 5.117 |
Attractions
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- Radegundis Church from 1927
- Trinity Chapel from the 15th century
- La Vraie-Croix chapel from the 17th century
- Saint-Jean chapel, rebuilt in 1884
- Kerdurand Castle from the 18th century
- Ruins of La Croizetière Castle from the 15th century
- Phare de Poulfanc , lighthouse from 1854 (in use until 1913)
- Phare de Kerbel , lighthouse (in use since 1913)
- Stervins tide mill from 1689
Personalities
- Jules Crozet (1728–1782), navigator and explorer
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 796-798.
