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Caudan

Coordinates: 47°48′41″N 3°20′21″W / 47.8114°N 3.3392°W / 47.8114; -3.3392
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Caudan
Kaodan
German army surrender in a field in Caudan on 10 May 1945.
German army surrender in a field in Caudan on 10 May 1945.
Location of Caudan
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Caudan is located in France
Caudan
Caudan
Caudan is located in Brittany
Caudan
Caudan
Coordinates: 47°48′41″N 3°20′21″W / 47.8114°N 3.3392°W / 47.8114; -3.3392
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonLanester
IntercommunalityLorient Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fabrice Vély[1]
Area
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42.63 km2 (16.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
7,074
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56036 /56850
Elevation2–84 m (6.6–275.6 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Caudan (French pronunciation: [kodɑ̃]; Breton: Kaodan) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] The writer Yvonne Chauffin (1905–1995), laureate of the Prix Breizh in 1970, died in Caudan.

Demographics

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Inhabitants of Caudan are called in French Caudanais.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,686—    
1975 4,764+8.53%
1982 5,819+2.90%
1990 6,674+1.73%
1999 6,744+0.12%
2007 6,825+0.15%
2012 6,806−0.06%
2017 6,838+0.09%
Source: INSEE[4]

Geography

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Caudan is part of the urban area of Lorient city,[3] located north of the town of Lanester.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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