Saint-Avé
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Saint-Avé Sant-Teve |
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| region | Brittany | |
| Department | Morbihan | |
| Arrondissement | Vannes | |
| Canton | Vannes-3 | |
| Community association | Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 41 ′ N , 2 ° 44 ′ W | |
| height | 12-136 m | |
| surface | 26.09 km 2 | |
| Residents | 11,642 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 446 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 56890 | |
| INSEE code | 56206 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-ave.fr/ | |
 Saint-Avé town hall |
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Saint-Avé (Breton: Sant-Teve ) is a French municipality with 11,642 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the arrondissement of Vannes and the canton of Vannes-3 .
geography
The municipality is located in the metropolitan area northeast of Vannes . The neighboring municipalities of Saint-Avé are:
- Locqueltas in the north,
- Monterblanc in the northeast,
- Saint-Nolff in the east,
- Vannes in the south,
- Plecop in the west and
- Meucon in the northwest.
The community is traversed by the Bilair , Lihuanten and Gornay streams, which flow into the Étang du Duc in Vannes and from there drain into the Gulf of Morbihan via the Bilair estuary , called Marle .
Transport links
Due to its proximity to Vannes, Saint-Avé has excellent transport connections. The national road N166 (Vannes - Ploërmel ) runs along the southern municipal boundary , the western municipal area is crossed by the departmental road D767 (Vannes - Pontivy ). Both are developed like a motorway in this section . The railway line from Vannes to Redon also runs through the municipality. The Vannes-Meucon Airport is located about five kilometers north.
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
| Residents | 4339 | 5628 | 6618 | 6629 | 8303 | 10.091 | 11,342 |
Attractions
See: List of Monuments Historiques in Saint-Avé
Town twinning
Saint-Avé has been a twin town of Altenwalde , a district of Cuxhaven in Lower Saxony , Germany , since 1987 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 1021-1026.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Partners / sponsorships. City of Cuxhaven, accessed December 19, 2013 .