Quéven

Quéven
Kewenn
Commune
The Chapel of the Trinity, in Quéven
Quéven
Location within Brittany region
Quéven
Coordinates: 47°47′22″N 3°24′50″W / 47.7894°N 3.4139°W / 47.7894; -3.4139Coordinates: 47°47′22″N 3°24′50″W / 47.7894°N 3.4139°W / 47.7894; -3.4139
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Lorient
Canton Ploemeur
Intercommunality Lorient Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2014—2020) Marc Boutruche
Area1 23.93 km2 (9.24 sq mi)
Population (2014)2 8,643
 • Density 360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 56185 /56530
Elevation 2–66 m (6.6–216.5 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Quéven [kevɑ̃] (Breton: Kewenn) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

History

During World War I , Quéven lost one hundred and one of its children.

In January 1945, the city of Toulouse accepted , via its mayor Raymond Badiou the adoption of the wounded city and in consequence the sponsorship proposed 23 December 1945 by the Mayor, Louis Kermabon .

In memory of this help the city of Quéven will inaugurate a "Place de Toulouse" and Toulouse a "Rue de Quéven".

The city of Queven has been honoured 25 September 1949 with Cross of War 1929-1945 by the citation 11 November 1948 of the Ministry of the Armed Force, Max Lejeune.

Twin towns

Quéven is twinned with:

Demographics

Inhabitants of Quéven are called in French Quévenois.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 26 September 2008.

In 2008, there was 1,83% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue


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