Rieux (Morbihan)

Rieux Reoz
region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Vannes
Canton	Guer
Community association	Redon agglomeration
Coordinates	47 ° 36 ′  N , 2 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 36 ′  N , 2 ° 6 ′  W
height	0-81 m
surface	27.78 km 2
Residents	2,845 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	102 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	56350
INSEE code	56194
Website	http://www.rieux-morbihan.fr/
Town hall ( Mairie ) of Rieux

Rieux ( Breton : Reoz ) is a French municipality with 2845 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Vannes and the canton of Guer . The inhabitants are called Rieuxois (es) .

geography

Rieux is located on the river Oust , which flows into the Vilaine here . Rieux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Jean-la-Poterie in the north, Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon in the north-east, Fégréac in the east, Théhillac in the south-west, Saint-Dolay in the west and Allaire in the west and north-west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012	2016	2017
Residents	1846	2015	2263	2522	2717	2781	2763	2897	2831	2845

Attractions

Sainte-Melaine church

• Church of Sainte-Melaine, new neo-Romanesque building from the post-war period (construction started in 1949), old priory of Sainte-Melaine from the 16th century
• Saint-Sébastien Chapel, built between 1475 and 1520
• Rieux Castle, built around 1280
• La Boucelaye Castle, built in the 18th century on the site of a 15th century mansion
• 13th century convent
• Old rectory from the 15th / 16th centuries century
• Stone crosses from the 16th century
• 18th century Courberie house

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 43-46.

Web links

Commons : Rieux  - collection of images, videos and audio files