Saint-Avé
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Saint-Avé (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ave]; Breton: Sant-Teve) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] It's the 8th most populated commune of the Morbihan department and the 32nd of the Brittany region with its population of 11,787 inhabitants in 2018.
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Saint-Avé
Sant-Teve | |
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Coordinates: 47°41′14″N 2°44′00″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Morbihan |
Arrondissement | Vannes |
Canton | Vannes-3 |
Intercommunality | Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne Gallo[1] |
Area 1 | 26.09 km2 (10.07 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 11,927 |
• Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 56206 /56890 |
Elevation | 12–136 m (39–446 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Located just north of the bigger city of Vannes, it is part of the Gulf of Morbihan regional natural reserve.
The name of the town is a francization of the Breton name Sant-Teve.