Cavan, Côtes-d'Armor
Cavan (Breton: Kawan) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Cavan
Kawan | |
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 The church of Cavan | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Cavan 
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  Cavan  Cavan | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′22″N 3°20′35″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Lannion |
| Canton | Bégard |
| Intercommunality | Centre Trégor |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Maurice Offret |
| Area 1 | 16.40 km2 (6.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,564 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 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
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.[2]
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- (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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