Erdeven Explained

Erdeven
Native Name:An Ardeven
Commune Status:Commune
Coordinates:47.64°N -3.16°W
Arrondissement:Lorient
Intercommunality:Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Mayor:Dominique Riguidel[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Elevation M:20
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:36
Area Km2:30.64
Insee:56054
Postal Code:56410
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Erdeven (Morbihan).svg
Canton:Quiberon

Erdeven (in French pronounced as /ɛʁdəvɛn/; Breton: An Ardeven) is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France.[2]

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

Inhabitants of Erdeven are called Erdevenois in French.

Twin towns

It is twinned with St. Märgen in the Black Forest region of Germany.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maires du Morbihan. 7 July 2020. Préfecture du Morbihan.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM56054-erdeven INSEE commune file