Cavan (French pronunciation: [kavɑ̃]; Breton: Kawan) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Cavan
Kawan
The church of Cavan
The church of Cavan
Coat of arms of Cavan
Location of Cavan
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Cavan is located in France
Cavan
Cavan
Cavan is located in Brittany
Cavan
Cavan
Coordinates: 48°40′22″N 3°20′35″W / 48.6728°N 3.343°W / 48.6728; -3.343
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementLannion
CantonBégard
IntercommunalityLannion-Trégor Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Maurice Offret[1]
Area
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16.40 km2 (6.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,528
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22034 /22140
Elevation53–111 m (174–364 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962753—    
1968844+12.1%
1975854+1.2%
19821,025+20.0%
19901,080+5.4%
19991,129+4.5%
20081,383+22.5%

Inhabitants of Cavan are called Cavanais in French.

Breton language

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The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 27 May 2006.

In 2008, 38.43% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue Archived November 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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