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Caudan
Kaodan | |
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| German army surrender in a field in Caudan on 10 May 1945. German army surrender in a field in Caudan on 10 May 1945. | |
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| 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) |
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| 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.[2] The writer Yvonne Chauffin (1905–1995), laureate of the Prix Breizh in 1970, died in Caudan.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Inhabitants of Caudan are called in French Caudanais.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | edit source]Caudan is part of the urban area of Lorient city,[2] located north of the town of Lanester.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ a b INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
[edit | edit source]- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
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