Augan
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Augan Algam |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Vannes | |
| Canton | Guer | |
| Community association | De l'Oust à Brocéliande Communauté | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 55 ′ N , 2 ° 17 ′ W | |
| height | 40-144 m | |
| surface | 40.93 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,547 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 38 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56800 | |
| INSEE code | 56006 | |
| Website | http://www.augan.fr/accueil_augan | |
 Town Hall (Mairie) |
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Augan ( Gallo augan , Breton Algam ) is a French municipality with 1,547 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . The municipality belongs to the canton of Guer in the arrondissement of Vannes .
geography
Augan is 47 kilometers from Vannes and 83 kilometers from Lorient at an altitude between 40 and 144 m above sea level. The municipality is crossed by the Oyon River.
history
Augan was first mentioned in 833 as Algam (835: Alcam , 1179: Algan , 1330: Augon , 1466: Augam , 1630: Oguan ). The Allée couverte von Roherman, discovered in 1825, is located east of Augan.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
| Residents | 1393 | 1310 | 1296 | 1302 | 1389 | 1272 | 1405 |
dialect
Augan belongs to the area of Brittany where Gallo was spoken.
Architectural monuments
See: List of Monuments historiques in Augan
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 395-397.
Web links
Commons : Augan - collection of images, videos and audio files
