Le Relecq-Kerhuon

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.

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
Le Relecq-Kerhuon Show map of France Le Relecq-Kerhuon Show map of Brittany
Coordinates: 48°24′33″N 4°23′44″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Finistère
Arrondissement	Brest
Canton	Guipavas
Intercommunality	Brest Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurent Péron[1]
Area 1	6.43 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	11,837
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,800/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 is located just east of Brest, 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%
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.

See also

• Communes of the Finistère department