Erdeven

Erdeven (An Ardeven in Breton) is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France.

Kerouriec beach in Erdeven
Erdeven

An Ardeven
Commune
The Château of Kéravéon
Coat of arms
Location of Erdeven
Erdeven
Erdeven
Coordinates: 47°38′N 3°10′W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonQuiberon
IntercommunalityRia d'Étel
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Riguidel[1]
Area
1
30.64 km2 (11.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
3,666
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56054 /56410
Elevation0–36 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.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Erdeven are called Erdevenois.

See also
The “Kerzerho Giants” in Erdeven

References
  1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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