Elven
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Vannes | |
| Canton | Questembert | |
| Community association | Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 44 ′ N , 2 ° 35 ′ W | |
| height | 34–152 m | |
| surface | 64.05 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,021 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 94 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56250 | |
| INSEE code | 56053 | |
| Website | http://www.elven.fr/ | |
Elven ( Breton : An elven ) is a French commune in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . Elven belongs to the arrondissement of Vannes and belongs to the canton of Questembert . The 6021 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) are called Elvenois .
geography
Elven is located in the Landes de Lanvaux countryside , around 17 kilometers northeast of Vannes on the Arz river . Elven is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Trédion in the north, Le Cours in the northeast, Larré in the east, La Vraie-Croix in the southeast, Sulniac and Treffléan in the south, Saint-Nolff in the southwest, Monterblanc in the west and Plaudren in the northwest.
Route nationale 166 and the former route nationale 776 run through the municipality .
history
The place name goes back to the martyr Alban of England . Elven was founded by British people who left the islands in the fifth century and settled in Aremorica. Around 900 fortifications were built to defy the Norman invasions.
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| Residents | 2,747 | 2,862 | 2,928 | 3,003 | 3,312 | 3,559 | 4,525 | 5,411 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Elven
- Forteresse de Largoët : fortress from the 13th century, finished in the 15th century, essentially handed down as an octagonal tower; Monument historique since 1862 , registered in 2000
- Kerfily Castle, ancestral seat of the Sérent family
- Saint-Clément Chapel (Monument historique since 1973)
- Saint-Alban Church (Monument historique since 1925)
Personalities
- Coralie Demay (* 1992), cyclist
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Lüdingworth in Lower Saxony since 1998.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 203-210.
