Erdeven

Erdeven (French pronunciation: [ɛʁdəvɛn]; Breton: An Ardeven) is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France.[3] Inhabitants of Erdeven are called Erdevenois.

Erdeven
An Ardeven
The Château of Kéravéon
The Château of Kéravéon
Coat of arms of Erdeven
Location of Erdeven
Erdeven is located in France
Erdeven
Erdeven
Erdeven is located in Brittany
Erdeven
Erdeven
Coordinates: 47°38′N 3°10′W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonQuiberon
IntercommunalityAuray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Dominique Riguidel[1]
Area
1
30.64 km2 (11.83 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
3,958
  Density130/km2 (330/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.

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