Baden, Morbihan

Baden (French pronunciation: [badɛn]; Breton: Baden) is a commune in the Morbihan département in Brittany in northwestern France.

Baden
Commune
The church of St. Pierre
Coat of arms
Location of Baden
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Coordinates: 47°37′10″N 2°55′08″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Vannes
Canton	Vannes-2
Intercommunality	Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Eveno[1]
Area 1	23.53 km2 (9.08 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,864
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56008 /56870
Elevation	−1–43 m (−3.3–141.1 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A map of the commune

Some of the islands of the Gulf of Morbihan fall within the boundaries of the commune. The town is located 8 km (5.0 mi) from Auray and 13 km (8.1 mi) from Vannes.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,844	—
1975	1,957	+0.85%
1982	2,369	+2.77%
1990	2,844	+2.31%
1999	3,360	+1.87%
2007	3,976	+2.13%
2012	4,260	+1.39%
2017	4,340	+0.37%
Source: INSEE[3]

Inhabitants of Baden are called Badennois in French.

Museum

The Passions and Wings museum is devoted to the story of Joseph Le Brix (aviator), who is from the area, it includes a collection of robots and old toys donated by John and Anne Farkas.

International Relations

The town is twinned with Weilheim in Germany.

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department