Caudan
Kaodan | |
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![]() German army surrender in a field in Caudan on August 10, 1945. | |
Coordinates: 47°48′41″N 3°20′21″W / 47.8114°N 3.3392°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Morbihan |
Arrondissement | Lorient |
Canton | Lanester |
Intercommunality | Lorient Agglomération |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Fabrice Vély[1] |
Area 1 | 42.63 km2 (16.46 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 7,074 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 56036 /56850 |
Elevation | 2–84 m (6.6–275.6 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Caudan (French pronunciation: [kodɑ̃]; Breton: Kaodan) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.INSEE commune file The writer Yvonne Chauffin (1905–1995), laureate of the Prix Breizh in 1970, died in Caudan.
Demographics
[edit]Inhabitants of Caudan are called in French Caudanais.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,686 | — |
1975 | 4,764 | +8.53% |
1982 | 5,819 | +2.90% |
1990 | 6,674 | +1.73% |
1999 | 6,744 | +0.12% |
2007 | 6,825 | +0.15% |
2012 | 6,806 | −0.06% |
2017 | 6,838 | +0.09% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Geography
[edit]Caudan is a suburb of Lorient city, located north of the town of Lanester.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
[edit]- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)