Cavan (French pronunciation: [kavɑ̃]; Breton: Kawan) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor departmentofBrittany in northwestern France.
Cavan
Kawan
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The church of Cavan
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Location of Cavan | |
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Coordinates: 48°40′22″N 3°20′35″W / 48.6728°N 3.343°W / 48.6728; -3.343 | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
Arrondissement | Lannion |
Canton | Bégard |
Intercommunality | Lannion-Trégor Communauté |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Maurice Offret[1] |
Area
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| 16.40 km2 (6.33 sq mi) |
Population
(2021)[2]
| 1,528 |
• Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
22034 /22140
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Elevation | 53–111 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. |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 753 | — |
1968 | 844 | +12.1% |
1975 | 854 | +1.2% |
1982 | 1,025 | +20.0% |
1990 | 1,080 | +5.4% |
1999 | 1,129 | +4.5% |
2008 | 1,383 | +22.5% |
Inhabitants of Cavan are called Cavanais in French.
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 27 May 2006.
In 2008, 38.43% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.[3]
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