Caudan
| Caudan Kaodan | |
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The chapel of Our Lady, in Trescoët | |
  Caudan | |
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Location within Brittany region  Caudan | |
| Coordinates: 47°48′41″N 3°20′21″W / 47.8114°N 3.3392°WCoordinates: 47°48′41″N 3°20′21″W / 47.8114°N 3.3392°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Pont-Scorff |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Lorient |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008—2014) | Gérard Falquerho |
| Area1 | 42.63 km2 (16.46 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 6,744 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56036 / 56850 |
| Elevation | 2–84 m (6.6–275.6 ft) |
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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. | |
Caudan (Kaodan in Breton) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. The writer Yvonne Chauffin (1905–1995), laureate of the Prix Breizh in 1970, died in Caudan.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Caudan are called in French Caudanais.
See also
References
External links
- French Ministry of Culture list for Caudan (French)
- Map of Caudan on Michelin (English)
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