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] Inhabitants of Erdeven are called Erdevenois.
Erdeven
An Ardeven | |
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 The Château of Kéravéon | |
.svg.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of Erdeven | |
  Erdeven  Erdeven | |
| 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 | 3,958 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/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 Kerzerho alignments lie just outside the commune.
Twin towns
It is twinned with St. Märgen in the Black Forest region of Germany.
Gallery
Kerouriec beach in Erdeven
The “Kerzerho Giants” in Erdeven
References
- "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- INSEE commune file
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erdeven.
- Official commune website (in French)
- Erdeven's Office of Tourism website (in French)
- Cultural Heritage (in French)
- Erdeven on bretagne.com
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