Erdeven

French commune|nomcommune=Erdeven
native_name=An Ardeven


x = 37
y = 104
lat_long=coord|47|38|35|N|3|9|19|W|region:FR_type:city
région= Bretagne
département= Morbihan
arrondissement=Lorient
canton= Belz
insee= 56054
cp= 56410
maire= Léon Nabat
mandat= 2001-2008
intercomm=Ria d'Étel
alt moy=20 m
alt mini=0 m
alt maxi=36 m
hectares=3,064
km²=30.64
sans=2,523
date-sans=1999
dens=82
date-dens=1999

Erdeven ("An Ardeven" in Breton) is a commune in southern Brittany (Bretagne), France. It has around 2500 inhabitants and 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.

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

Demographics

Inhabitants of Erdeven are called "Erdevenois".

As of the census of 1999, the town has a population of formatnum:2,523.

See also

* Carnac
* Communes of the Morbihan département

References

* The information in this article is based on and/or translated from that found in its German and French equivalents.
* [http://www.ot-erdeven.fr/ Erdeven's Office of Tourism website]

External links

* [http://www.ville-erdeven.com/ Official commune website]
* [http://www4.culture.fr/patrimoines/patrimoine_architectural_et_mobilier/sribzh/main.xsp?execute=show_document&id=MERIMEEIA56001300 Cultural Heritage] fr icon
* [http://www.brittany-bretagne.com/pg/erdeven.htm Erdeven on bretagne.com]
* [http://www4.culture.fr/patrimoines/patrimoine_architectural_et_mobilier/sribzh/main.xsp?execute=show_document&id=MERIMEEIA56001300 Cultural Heritage] fr icon