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 | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Cavan  | |
  Cavan  Cavan | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′22″N 3°20′35″W / 48.6728°N 3.343°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Lannion |
| Canton | Bégard |
| Intercommunality | Lannion-Trégor Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Maurice Offret[1] |
Area 1 | 16.40 km2 (6.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,528 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22034 /22140 |
| Elevation | 53–111 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
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 753 | — |
| 1968 | 844 | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 854 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 1,025 | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 1,080 | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 1,129 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 1,383 | +22.5% |
Inhabitants of Cavan are called Cavanais in French.
Breton language
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue Archived November 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cavan (Côtes-d'Armor).
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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