Erdeven (; br, An Ardeven) is a
commune
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in the
Morbihan
Morbihan ( , ; br, Mor-Bihan ) is a department in the administrative region of Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastl ...
department in the region of
Brittany
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ...
in north-western
France
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.
INSEE commune file
/ref> Inhabitants of Erdeven are called ''Erdevenois''.
Its main industry is tourism. Attractions include a seven kilometre-long beach beside the Atlantic
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and many prehistoric sites featuring megalith
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The ...
s. The Mané-Croch, Mané-Bras and Crucuno dolmens and the Kerzerho alignments lie just outside the commune.
Twin towns
It is twinned with St. Märgen in the Black Forest
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region of Germany.
Gallery
File:Erdeven Roche Seche plage blockhaus.jpg, Kerouriec beach in Erdeven
File:Kerzerho Geants.jpg, The “ Kerzerho Giants” in Erdeven
See also
* Carnac
* Communes of the Morbihan département
References
External links
Official commune website
Erdeven's Office of Tourism website
Cultural Heritage
Archaeological sites in France
Communes of Morbihan
Megalithic monuments in France
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