Caudan

Also known as Kaodan

Caudan (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. The writer Yvonne Chauffin (1905–1995), laureate of the Prix Breizh in 1970, died in Caudan.

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Place details

Locality: Caudan
Region: Bretagne
Country: France
Population: 7,241
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name: Caudan
French commune.native name: Kaodan
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Caudan_reddition.jpg
French commune.caption: German army surrender in a field in Caudan on 10 May 1945.
French commune.INSEE: 56036
French commune.postal code: 56850
French commune.arrondissement: Lorient
French commune.canton: Lanester
French commune.mayor: Fabrice Vély
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality: Lorient Agglomération
French commune.elevation min m: 2
French commune.elevation max m: 84
French commune.area km2: 42.63

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Caudan
Population: 7206
Area: 42.63
Elevation: 44
Official website: www.caudan.fr
Image: Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Trescoët 4659.JPG

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Commons category: Caudan
postal code: 56850
male population: 3325
female population: 3513
P8168: Christa Wehling
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-2-97-80-59-20
fax number: +33-2-97-80-59-21

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Caudan (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. The writer Yvonne Chauffin (1905–1995), laureate of the Prix Breizh in 1970, died in Caudan.

==Demographics== Inhabitants of Caudan are called in French Caudanais.