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Vannes
Gwened | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
 Montage of Vannes Top left: View of Ramparts Garden of Vannes and Gaillard Castle Museum; Top right: Saint Peters Cathedral; Middle left: Vieux lavoirs, old washing place; Center: Connetable Tower; Middle right: Intra Muros narrow street; Bottom left: Saint Paterne Church; Bottom right: Conleau Pier | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Vannes  | |
  Vannes  Vannes | |
| Coordinates: 47°39′21″N 2°45′37″W / 47.6559°N 2.7603°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Vannes |
| Canton | Vannes-1, 2 and 3 |
| Intercommunality | Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | David Robo[1] |
| Area 1 | 32.3 km2 (12.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 54,420 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56260 /56000 |
| Elevation | 0–56 m (0–184 ft) (avg. 22 m or 72 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vannes (French pronunciation: [van] ; Breton: Gwened, pronounced [ˈɡweːnet], [ˈɡɥeːnet]) is a commune in the French department of Morbihan, Brittany, northwestern mainland France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago.[3]
- ^ "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.
- ^ History of Vannes Archived 24 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Official website of the city