Saint-Avé
Saint-Avé (Breton: Sant-Teve) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
Saint-Avé Sant-Teve | |
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 The town hall in Saint-Avé | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Avé 
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  Saint-Avé  Saint-Avé | |
| Coordinates: 47°41′14″N 2°44′00″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Vannes |
| Canton | Vannes-3 |
| Intercommunality | Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008—2014) | Hervé Pellois |
| Area 1 | 26.09 km2 (10.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 11,642 |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56206 /56890 |
| Elevation | 12–136 m (39–446 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Demographics
Inhabitants of Saint-Avé are called in French Avéens.
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on March the 25th of 2005.
In 2008, there was 15.35% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[2]
See also
References
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
- INSEE commune file
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Avé. |
- Official website (in French)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Saint-Avé (in French)
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