Erdeven
{{short description|Commune in Brittany, France}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Erdeven
|native name = An Ardeven
|commune status = Commune
|image = Château_de_Kéravéon_4797.JPG
|caption = The Château of Kéravéon
|coordinates = {{coord|47.64|-3.16|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|arrondissement = Lorient
|intercommunality = Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
|mayor = Dominique Riguidel{{cite web|url=https://www.morbihan.gouv.fr/content/download/45068/325032/file/Maires%20du%20Morbihan%202020%20-%20250.pdf|title=Maires du Morbihan|date=7 July 2020|publisher=Préfecture du Morbihan}}
|term = 2020–2026
|elevation m = 20
|elevation min m = 0
|elevation max m = 36
|area km2 = 30.64
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
|INSEE = 56054
|postal code = 56410
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Erdeven (Morbihan).svg
|canton = Quiberon
}}
Erdeven ({{IPA|fr|ɛʁdəvɛn}}; {{langx|br|An Ardeven}}) is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/56054-erdeven INSEE commune file]
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
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-56054#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = left
|1968 |1910
|1975 |1986
|1982 |2145
|1990 |2352
|1999 |2523
|2007 |3240
|2012 |3488
|2017 |3666
}}
Inhabitants of Erdeven are called Erdevenois in French.
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Twin towns
It is twinned with St. Märgen in the Black Forest region of Germany.
Gallery
File:Erdeven Roche Seche plage blockhaus.jpg|Kerouriec beach in Erdeven
File:Kerzerho Geants.jpg|The “Kerzérho Giants” in Erdeven
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Erdeven}}
- [http://www.ville-erdeven.com/ Official commune website] {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://www.ot-erdeven.fr/ Erdeven's Office of Tourism website] {{in lang|fr}}
- [https://archive.today/20130213174756/http://patrimoine.region-bretagne.fr/main.xsp?execute=show_document&id=MERIMEEIA56001300 Cultural Heritage] {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://www.brittany-bretagne.com/pg/erdeven.htm Erdeven on bretagne.com]
{{Morbihan communes}}
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Category:Archaeological sites in France
Category:Megalithic monuments in France
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