Erdeven
Erdeven
An Ardeven | |
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The Château of Kéravéon | |
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Coordinates: 47°38′N 3°10′W / 47.64°N 3.16°WCoordinates: 47°38′N 3°10′W / 47.64°N 3.16°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 (Jan. 2018)[2] | 3,749 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/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. |
Erdeven (An Ardeven in Breton) is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France.
Its main industry is tourism. Attractions include a seven kilometre-long beach beside the Atlantic and many prehistoric sites featuring megaliths. The , and dolmens and the Kerzerho alignments lie just outside the commune.
Twin towns[]
It is twinned with St. Märgen in the Black Forest region of Germany.
Demographics[]
Inhabitants of Erdeven are called Erdevenois.
Gallery[]
Kerouriec beach in Erdeven
The “Kerzerho Giants” in Erdeven
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erdeven. |
- Official commune website (in French)
- Cultural Heritage (in French)
- Erdeven on bretagne.com
Categories:
- Archaeological sites in France
- Communes of Morbihan
- Megalithic monuments in France
- Morbihan geography stubs