Arradon

Summary

Arradon (French pronunciation: [aʁadɔ̃]; Breton: Aradon) is a commune in the Morbihan department in the Brittany region in northwestern France.

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The town hall in Arradon
The town hall in Arradon
Coat of arms of Arradon
Location of Arradon
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Arradon is located in Brittany
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Coordinates: 47°37′35″N 2°49′20″W / 47.6264°N 2.8222°W / 47.6264; -2.8222
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementVannes
CantonVannes-2
IntercommunalityGolfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascal Barret[1]
Area
1
18.49 km2 (7.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,685
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56003 /56610
Elevation0–61 m (0–200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Gulf of Morbihan in Arradon

Population edit

The inhabitants of Arradon are known as Arradonnais.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,349—    
1800 1,212−1.52%
1806 1,151−0.86%
1821 1,450+1.55%
1831 1,364−0.61%
1836 1,503+1.96%
1841 1,404−1.35%
1846 1,496+1.28%
1851 1,577+1.06%
1856 1,535−0.54%
1861 1,554+0.25%
1866 1,595+0.52%
1872 1,470−1.35%
1876 1,598+2.11%
1881 1,729+1.59%
1886 1,819+1.02%
1891 1,790−0.32%
1896 1,793+0.03%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,808+0.17%
1906 1,932+1.34%
1911 1,889−0.45%
1921 1,801−0.48%
1926 1,768−0.37%
1931 1,674−1.09%
1936 1,609−0.79%
1946 2,053+2.47%
1954 1,782−1.75%
1962 1,653−0.93%
1968 1,976+3.02%
1975 2,760+4.89%
1982 3,706+4.30%
1990 4,317+1.93%
1999 4,719+0.99%
2009 5,301+1.17%
2014 5,457+0.58%
2020 5,549+0.28%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2020)[4]

Map edit

 
Topographic map

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Arradon, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links edit

  • Official site (in French)
  • Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  • Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)