Baden, Morbihan
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Baden | |
|---|---|
 The church of St. Pierre | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Baden | |
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| Coordinates: 47°37′10″N 2°55′08″W / 47.6194°N 2.9189°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Vannes |
| Canton | Vannes-2 |
| Intercommunality | Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Eveno[1] |
Area 1 | 23.53 km2 (9.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,086 |
| • Density | 216.1/km2 (559.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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. | |
Baden (French pronunciation: [badɛn]; Breton: Baden) is a commune in the Morbihan département in Brittany in northwestern France.
Some of the islands of the Gulf of Morbihan fall within the boundaries of the commune. The town is located 8 km (5.0 mi) from Auray and 13 km (8.1 mi) from Vannes.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,844 | — |
| 1975 | 1,957 | +0.85% |
| 1982 | 2,369 | +2.77% |
| 1990 | 2,844 | +2.31% |
| 1999 | 3,360 | +1.87% |
| 2007 | 3,976 | +2.13% |
| 2012 | 4,260 | +1.39% |
| 2017 | 4,340 | +0.37% |
| 2023 | 5,086 | +2.68% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Baden are called Badennois in French.
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.
