Quéven
Quéven
Kewenn | |
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  Quéven | |
| Coordinates: 47°47′22″N 3°24′50″W / 47.7894°N 3.4139°WCoordinates: 47°47′22″N 3°24′50″W / 47.7894°N 3.4139°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Ploemeur |
| Intercommunality | Lorient Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc Boutruche[1] |
| Area 1 | 23.93 km2 (9.24 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 8,725 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56185 /56530 |
| Elevation | 2–66 m (6.6–216.5 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Quéven (French pronunciation: [kevɛ̃]; Breton: Kewenn) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
History[]
During World War I, Quéven lost one hundred and one of its children.
In January 1945, the city of Toulouse accepted, via its mayor Raymond Badiou the adoption of the wounded city and in consequence the sponsorship proposed 23 December 1945 by the Mayor, Louis Kermabon.
In memory of this help the city of Quéven will inaugurate a "Place de Toulouse" and Toulouse a "Rue de Quéven".
The city of Queven has been honoured 25 September 1949 with Cross of War 1929-1945 by the citation 11 November 1948 of the Ministry of the Armed Force, Max Lejeune.
Twin towns[]
Quéven is twinned with:
- Dunmanway (Ireland)
- Koro (Mali)
- Altenkunstadt
- Weismain in Bavaria (Germany)
Demographics[]
Inhabitants of Quéven are called in French Quévenois.
Breton language[]
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 26 September 2008.
In 2008, there was 1,83% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[3]
See also[]
- Communes of the Morbihan department
- Entry on sculptor of Quéven war memorial Jean Joncourt
References[]
- INSEE commune file
- https://www.queven.com/decouvrir-la-ville/une-ville-a-vivre/histoire-de-la-ville/ (in French)
- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links[]
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- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
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