Saint-Avé (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ave]; Breton: Sant-Teve) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] Part of the urban unit of Vannes,[3] it's the 9th most populated commune of the Morbihan department and the 32nd of the Brittany region with its population of 11,927 inhabitants in 2021.
Saint-Avé
Sant-Teve | |
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 The town hall in Saint-Avé | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Avé  | |
  Saint-Avé  Saint-Avé | |
| Coordinates: 47°41′14″N 2°44′00″W / 47.6872°N 2.7333°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Vannes |
| Canton | Vannes-3 |
| Intercommunality | Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne Gallo[1] |
Area 1 | 26.09 km2 (10.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 11,927 |
| • Density | 460/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. | |
Located just north of the bigger city of Vannes, it is part of the Gulf of Morbihan regional natural reserve. The name of the town is a francization of the Breton name Sant-Teve.
Demographics
editInhabitants of Saint-Avé are called in French Avéens.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,339 | — |
| 1975 | 5,628 | +3.79% |
| 1982 | 6,618 | +2.34% |
| 1990 | 6,929 | +0.58% |
| 1999 | 8,303 | +2.03% |
| 2007 | 10,104 | +2.48% |
| 2012 | 10,630 | +1.02% |
| 2017 | 11,642 | +1.84% |
| 2021 | 11,927 | +0.61% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Climate
editThe climate which characterises the town was classified, in 2010, as a “frank oceanic climate” (French: climat océanique franc), according to the typology of climates of France which identified eight major types of climates in metropolitan France.[5] In 2020, the town was classified as having an “oceanic climate” type using the classification established by Météo-France, which only has five main types of climates for mainland France. This type of climate is characterised by mild temperatures and relatively abundant rainfall (in conjunction with disturbances from the Atlantic), distributed throughout the year with a slight maximum from October to February.[6]
Breton language
editThe municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 25 March 2005.
In 2008, there was 15.35% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Joly, Daniel; Brossard, Thierry; Cardot, Hervé; Cavailhes, Jean; Hilal, Mohamed; Wavresky, Pierre (18 June 2010). "Les types de climats en France, une construction spatiale" [Climate types in France, a spatial construction]. Cybergéo (in French) (501). doi:10.4000/cybergeo.23155.
- ^ "Le climat en France métropolitaine" [The climate in metropolitan France] (in French). 4 February 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
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- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
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