Cavan, Côtes-d'Armor
Cavan
Kawan | |
|---|---|
 The church of Cavan | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Cavan | |
  Cavan Location within France  Cavan Location within Brittany | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′22″N 3°20′35″W / 48.6728°N 3.343°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Lannion |
| Canton | Bégard |
| Intercommunality | Lannion-Trégor Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Maurice Offret[1] |
Area 1 | 16.40 km2 (6.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,571 |
| • Density | 95.79/km2 (248.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22034 /22140 |
| Elevation | 53–111 m (174–364 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Cavan (French pronunciation: [kavɑ̃]; Breton: Kawan) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 844 | — |
| 1975 | 854 | +0.17% |
| 1982 | 1,025 | +2.64% |
| 1990 | 1,080 | +0.66% |
| 1999 | 1,129 | +0.49% |
| 2007 | 1,378 | +2.52% |
| 2012 | 1,456 | +1.11% |
| 2017 | 1,564 | +1.44% |
| 2023 | 1,571 | +0.07% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Cavan are called Cavanais in French.
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 27 May 2006.
In 2023, 44.3% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue Archived November 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cavan (Côtes-d'Armor).
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
