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Erdeven

Coordinates: 47°38′N 3°10′W / 47.64°N 3.16°W / 47.64; -3.16
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Erdeven
An Ardeven
The Château of Kéravéon
The Château of Kéravéon
Coat of arms of Erdeven
Location of Erdeven
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Erdeven is located in France
Erdeven
Erdeven
Erdeven is located in Brittany
Erdeven
Erdeven
Coordinates: 47°38′N 3°10′W / 47.64°N 3.16°W / 47.64; -3.16
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonQuiberon
IntercommunalityAuray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Riguidel[1]
Area
1
30.64 km2 (11.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,974
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56054 /56410
Elevation0–36 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.

Erdeven (French pronunciation: [ɛʁdəvɛn]; Breton: An Ardeven) is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France.[3]

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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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