Erdeven

Commune in Brittany, France

Erdeven An Ardeven
Commune
The Château of Kéravéon
Coat of arms
Location of Erdeven
(2020–2026)		Dominique Riguidel^[1]
Area ¹	30.64 km² (11.83 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	3,974
• Density	130/km² (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56054 /56410
Elevation	0–36 m (0–118 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Erdeven (French pronunciation: [ɛʁdəvɛn]; Breton: An Ardeven) is a commune in the Morbihan department in the region of Brittany in north-western France.^[3]

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 Kerzérho alignments lie just outside the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,910	—
1975	1,986	+0.56%
1982	2,145	+1.11%
1990	2,352	+1.16%
1999	2,523	+0.78%
2007	3,240	+3.18%
2012	3,488	+1.49%
2017	3,666	+1.00%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Inhabitants of Erdeven are called Erdevenois in French.

Twin towns

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

Gallery

Kerouriec beach in Erdeven
The “Kerzérho Giants” in Erdeven

References

^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE