Erdeven
Commune in Brittany, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Brittany, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Erdeven (French pronunciation: [ɛʁdəvɛn]; Breton: An Ardeven) is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France.[3]
Erdeven
An Ardeven | |
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Coordinates: 47°38′N 3°10′W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Morbihan |
Arrondissement | Lorient |
Canton | Quiberon |
Intercommunality | Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Riguidel[1] |
Area 1 | 30.64 km2 (11.83 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 3,974 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 56054 /56410 |
Elevation | 0–36 m (0–118 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Its main industry is tourism. Attractions include a seven kilometre-long beach beside the Atlantic and many prehistoric sites featuring megaliths. The Mané-Croch, Mané-Bras and Crucuno dolmens and the Kerzérho alignments lie just outside the commune.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,910 | — |
1975 | 1,986 | +0.56% |
1982 | 2,145 | +1.11% |
1990 | 2,352 | +1.16% |
1999 | 2,523 | +0.78% |
2007 | 3,240 | +3.18% |
2012 | 3,488 | +1.49% |
2017 | 3,666 | +1.00% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Inhabitants of Erdeven are called Erdevenois in French.
It is twinned with St. Märgen in the Black Forest region of Germany.
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