Erdeven
Erdeven
An Ardeven | |
|---|---|
 The Château of Kéravéon | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Erdeven | |
  Erdeven Location within France  Erdeven Location within Brittany | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2026–32) | Dominique Riguidel[1] |
Area 1 | 30.64 km2 (11.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,008 |
| • Density | 130.8/km2 (338.8/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 (French pronunciation: [ɛʁdəvɛn]; Breton: An Ardeven) is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France.[3]
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 Kerzérho alignments lie just outside the commune.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,910 | — |
| 1975 | 1,986 | +0.56% |
| 1982 | 2,145 | +1.11% |
| 1990 | 2,352 | +1.16% |
| 1999 | 2,523 | +0.78% |
| 2007 | 3,240 | +3.18% |
| 2012 | 3,488 | +1.49% |
| 2017 | 3,666 | +1.00% |
| 2023 | 4,008 | +1.50% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Inhabitants of Erdeven are called Erdevenois in French.
Twin towns
It is twinned with St. Märgen in the Black Forest region of Germany.
Gallery
Kerouriec beach in Erdeven
The “Kerzérho Giants” in Erdeven
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erdeven.
- Official commune website (in French)
- Erdeven's Office of Tourism website (in French)
- Cultural Heritage[link removed] (in French)
- Erdeven on bretagne.com
