The city of Riec-sur-Bélon
His origins
Besides vestiges of the Neolithic and the Iron Age, the territory of Riec preserves many traces of the Roman era. The discovery of an important villa at Porte-Neuve in the 19th century confirms the Gallo-Roman presence.
An old parish, its territory extended over Le Trévoux and undoubtedly over part of Bannalec; From the 13th to the 18th century, the Guer de Pontcallec family dominated local life with their authority. During the revolution, and this for a year, the south-eastern part of Trévoux is attached to Riec. But the left bank at Pont-Aven is lost in favor of this new town. At the beginning of the 19th century, the habitat extended over the slopes of the southwest, Pen-Men and Pen-Moor. At the end of the 19th century, the village of Riec took its final configuration and in 1898 became Riec-sur-Bélon in order to avoid any confusion with Briec (Briec de l'Odet, in the department of Finistère).
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Origin of the name: The name Riec would come from Riok, Breton saint of the 6th century.
Symbolic of the coat of arms of Riec
Une Hermine rappelant la culture Bretonne, omniprésente sur le territoire de Riec-sur-Bélon
Les mâcles évoquent la famille des Guer de Pontcallec, puissante famille bretonne, à la tête de nombreux territoires Bretons durant plusieurs siècles et seigneurs du Manoir de la Porte Neuve de 1300 à 1800.
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La traditionnelle huitre plate du Bélon, emblème de la commune.
L'onde bleue symbolisant la rivière marine du Bélon, célèbre pour ses parc à huitres.
Le Griffon, symbole de la famille Morillon, possesseurs de la Porte Neuve au XIIIème siècle