Quéven
Quéven
Kewenn | |
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.jpg) The Chapel of the Trinity, in Quéven | |
Location of Quéven  | |
  Quéven  Quéven | |
| Coordinates: 47°47′22″N 3°24′50″W / 47.7894°N 3.4139°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Ploemeur |
| Intercommunality | Lorient Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014—2020) | Marc Boutruche |
| Area 1 | 23.93 km2 (9.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 8,643 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (940/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56185 /56530 |
| Elevation | 2–66 m (6.6–216.5 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Quéven [kevɑ̃] (Breton: Kewenn) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
History
During World War I , Quéven lost one hundred and one of its children.
In January 1945, the city of Toulouse accepted , via its mayor Raymond Badiou the adoption of the wounded city and in consequence the sponsorship proposed 23 December 1945 by the Mayor, Louis Kermabon .
In memory of this help the city of Quéven will inaugurate a "Place de Toulouse" and Toulouse a "Rue de Quéven".
The city of Queven has been honoured 25 September 1949 with Cross of War 1929-1945 by the citation 11 November 1948 of the Ministry of the Armed Force, Max Lejeune.
Twin towns
Quéven is twinned with:
Demographics
Inhabitants of Quéven are called in French Quévenois.
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 26 September 2008.
In 2008, there was 1,83% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[1]
See also
- Communes of the Morbihan department
- Entry on sculptor of Quéven war memorial Jean Joncourt
References
- Mayors of Morbihan Association Template:Fr icon
- INSEE commune file
- https://www.queven.com/decouvrir-la-ville/une-ville-a-vivre/histoire-de-la-ville/ Template:Fr icon
- fr:Quéven (in French)
- ^ Template:Fr icon Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
- Official website Template:Fr icon
- French Ministry of Culture list for Quéven Template:Fr icon
- Map of Quéven on Michelin Template:En icon
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