Radenac

Radenac Radeneg
Fountain of St Fiacre
Coat of arms
Radenac
Location within Brittany region Radenac
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Rohan
Intercommunality	Pontivy
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bernard Le Breton
Area1	21.65 km2 (8.36 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	825
• Density	38/km2 (99/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	56189 / 56500
Elevation	72–131 m (236–430 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.

Radenac (Breton: Radeneg) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.

Geography

The Ével has its source in the commune.

People

Cyclist Jean Robic, who won the Tour de France in 1947, spent his childhood in Radenac, where his father owned the local cycle shop. In honour of his great achievement, the commune renamed the street where his home was after him.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Radenac are called Radenacois.

Twin towns

Radenac is twinned with a small village of Radnage in Buckinghamshire .

Monuments

• The fountain of St Armel (circa 1000)
• The fountain of St Fiacre (17th century)
• The chapelle St Fiacre (construction 1390 to 1514).

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

• Mayors of Morbihan Association (French)
• INSEE commune file

External links

• French Ministry of Culture list for Radenac (French)
• Map of Radenac on Michelin (English)