Cavan, Côtes-d'Armor

Cavan
Kawan
Commune
The church of Cavan
The church of Cavan
Coat of arms of Cavan
Coat of arms
Location of Cavan
Map
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
1
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.

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

Population

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

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

In 2023, 44.3% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[3]

See also

References

  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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