Arradon

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Commune
The town hall in Arradon
Coat of arms
Location of Arradon
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Coordinates: 47°37′35″N 2°49′20″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Vannes
Canton	Vannes-2
Intercommunality	Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Barret[1]
Area ^1	18.49 km^2 (7.14 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	5,685
• Density	310/km^2 (800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56003 /56610
Elevation	0–61 m (0–200 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Gulf of Morbihan in Arradon

Population

The inhabitants of Arradon are known as Arradonnais.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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

Topographic map

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

1. "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). 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

• 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)