Caudan
Kaodan | |
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![]() German army surrender in a field in Caudan on August 10, 1945. | |
Coordinates: 47°48′41″N 3°20′21″W / 47.8114°N 3.3392°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Morbihan |
Arrondissement | Lorient |
Canton | Lanester |
Intercommunality | Lorient Agglomération |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Fabrice Vély[1] |
Area 1 | 42.63 km2 (16.46 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 7,074 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 56036 /56850 |
Elevation | 2–84 m (6.6–275.6 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Caudan (French pronunciation: [kodɑ̃]; Breton: Kaodan) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.INSEE commune file The writer Yvonne Chauffin (1905–1995), laureate of the Prix Breizh in 1970, died in Caudan.