Le Relecq-Kerhuon

Commune in Brittany, France

Le Relecq-Kerhuon Ar Releg-Kerhuon
Commune
The cove of Camfrout on the estuary of the Élorn
Coat of arms
Location of Le Relecq-Kerhuon
(2020–2026)		Laurent Péron^[1]
Area ¹	6.43 km² (2.48 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	11,791
• Density	1,800/km² (4,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	29235 /29480
Elevation	0–96 m (0–315 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Relecq-Kerhuon (French pronunciation: [lə ʁəlɛk kɛʁyɔ̃]; Breton: Ar Releg-Kerhuon) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

Inhabitants of Le Relecq-Kerhuon are called in French Relecquois or Kerhorres.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1896	3,523	—
1901	3,772	+1.38%
1906	4,295	+2.63%
1911	4,376	+0.37%
1921	4,878	+1.09%
1926	4,282	−2.57%
1931	4,275	−0.03%
1936	4,696	+1.90%
1946	6,021	+2.52%
1954	5,985	−0.07%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1962	6,526	+1.09%
1968	7,001	+1.18%
1975	8,499	+2.81%
1982	9,286	+1.27%
1990	10,569	+1.63%
1999	10,866	+0.31%
2007	10,746	−0.14%
2012	11,175	+0.79%
2017	11,462	+0.51%

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Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[4]

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 2 September 2005.

International relations

Le Relecq-Kerhuon is twinned with Bodmin in Cornwall, UK.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Relecq-Kerhuon, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Relecq-Kerhuon.

Official website (in French)
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Mayors of Finistère Association (in French)