Baden, Morbihan

Baden (Baden in Breton) is a commune in the Morbihan département in Brittany in northwestern France.

Baden
Commune
The church of St. Pierre
Coat of arms
Location of Baden
Baden
Baden
Coordinates: 47°37′10″N 2°55′08″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementVannes
CantonVannes-2
IntercommunalityGolfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Maurice Nicolazic
Area
1
23.53 km2 (9.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
4,340
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56008 /56870
Elevation−1–43 m (−3.3–141.1 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography
A map of the commune

Some of the islands of the Gulf of Morbihan fall within the boundaries of the commune. The town is located 8 km away from Auray and 13 km away from Vannes.

Population

Inhabitants of Baden are called Badennois.

Museum

The Passions and Wings museum is devoted to the story of Joseph Le Brix (aviator), who is from the area, it includes a collection of robots and old toys donated by John and Anne Farkas.

International Relations

The town is twinned with Weilheim in Germany.

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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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