Erdeven

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
Commune
The Château of Kéravéon
Coat of arms
Location of Erdeven
Erdeven Show map of France Erdeven Show map of Brittany
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  (2022)[2]	3,987
• Density	130.1/km2 (337.0/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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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.

Twin towns

It is twinned with St. Märgen in the Black Forest region of Germany.

Gallery

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  Kerouriec beach in Erdeven
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  The “Kerzérho Giants” in Erdeven

See also

• Carnac
• Communes of the Morbihan département

• TK Bremen