Bathing (Morbihan)

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Baden coat of arms
Baden (France)
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region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Vannes
Canton Vannes-2
Community association Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
Coordinates 47 ° 37 ′  N , 2 ° 55 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 37 ′  N , 2 ° 55 ′  W
height -1–43 m
surface 23.53 km 2
Residents 4,340 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 184 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 56870
INSEE code
Website http://www.baden.fr/

Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church

Baden ( Breton Baden ) is a French municipality with 4340 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . The municipality belongs to the canton of Vannes-2 in the arrondissement of Vannes .

geography

Baden (Morbihan) (Gulf of Morbihan)
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Location of the municipality on the Gulf of Morbihan

Baden is located on the Gulf of Morbihan , 12 kilometers from Vannes and 36 kilometers from Lorient at an altitude between −1 m and 43 m above sea level. Neighboring communities are Le Bono , Plougoumelen and Ploeren in the north, Arradon in the east and Larmor-Baden in the south.

The municipality also includes the four small islands of Sept Îles (not to be confused with the Sept Îles archipelago ), Er Runio , Grand Veïzit and Petit Veïzit .

history

Baden was first mentioned in 1267 as Baden (1430: Badan , 1731: Badain ).

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008
Residents 1869 1844 1957 2369 2844 3360 4038

dialect

Baden is part of the Breton language area .

Attractions

See also: List of the Monuments historiques in Baden (Morbihan)

  • Dolmen Pointe de Toulvern
  • Dolmen Mane-Ven-Guen
  • Mur Venetes, Saint-Guérin
  • Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church

Community partnerships

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 998-1002.

Web links

Commons : Baden  - collection of images, videos and audio files