Erdeven
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Location within Brittany region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Belz |
| Intercommunality | Ria d'Étel |
| Mayor | Marie-Françoise Le Jossec (2008—2014) |
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| Elevation | 0–36 m (0–118 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
| Land area1 | 30.64 km2 (11.83 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,523 (1999) |
| - Density | 82 /km2 (210 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56054/ 56410 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 47°38′35″N 3°09′19″W / 47.6431°N 3.1553°W
Erdeven (An Ardeven in Breton) is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France.
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.
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[edit] Twin towns
It is twinned with St. Märgen in the Black Forest region of Germany.
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Inhabitants of Erdeven are called Erdevenois.
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- Official commune website (French)
- Cultural Heritage (French)
- Erdeven on bretagne.com
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