Saint-Avé

Saint-Avé (Breton: Sant-Teve) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Saint-Avé Sant-Teve
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Avé
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Avé
Saint-Avé Saint-Avé
Coordinates: 47°41′14″N 2°44′00″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Vannes
Canton	Vannes-3
Intercommunality	Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Anne Gallo[1]
Area ^1	26.09 km^2 (10.07 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	11,642
• Density	450/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56206 /56890
Elevation	12–136 m (39–446 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Saint-Avé are called in French Avéens.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on March the 25th of 2005.

In 2008, there was 15.35% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[3]

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
3. (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)