Caudan
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Caudan (; ) 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.
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Caudan is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Pont-Scorff, the arrondissement of Lorient, and the Lorient Agglomeration in the Morbihan department. It is part of the Brittany region and shares borders with Cléguer, Inzinzac-Lochrist, Hennebont, and Lanester. The associated electoral district is the canton of Lanester.
The commune has an area of 42.63 and an elevation above sea level of 84. Its population is 7206, comprising 3325 males and 3513 females. The postal code for Caudan is 56850.
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Place details
- Locality
- Caudan
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 7,241
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Caudan
- French commune.native name
- Kaodan
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Caudan_reddition.jpg
- French commune.caption
- German army surrender in a field in Caudan on 10 May 1945.
- French commune.INSEE
- 56036
- French commune.postal code
- 56850
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lorient
- French commune.canton
- Lanester
- French commune.mayor
- Fabrice Vély
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Lorient Agglomération
- French commune.elevation min m
- 2
- French commune.elevation max m
- 84
- French commune.area km2
- 42.63
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Caudan
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Lorient
- Population
- 7206
- Area
- 42.63
- Elevation
- 44
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Pont-Scorff
- Official website
- www.caudan.fr
- Image
- Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Trescoët 4659.JPG
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- Commons category
- Caudan
- postal code
- 56850
- associated electoral district
- canton of Lanester
- male population
- 3325
- female population
- 3513
- P8168
- Christa Wehling
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-97-80-59-20
- fax number
- +33-2-97-80-59-21
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Demographics
- Geography
- See also
- References
- External links
Caudan (; ) 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.
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