Bignan

Bignan Begnen
Bignan
Location within Brittany region  Bignan
Administration
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Saint-Jean-Brévelay
Intercommunality	Saint-Jean-Brévelay
Mayor	Louis Morio (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	53–181 m (174–594 ft)
Land area1	45.84 km2 (17.70 sq mi)
Population2	2,723  (2009)
- Density	59 /km2 (150 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	56017/ 56500
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bignan (Begnen in Breton) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Bignan are called Bignanais.

Breton language

In 2008, 17.36% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

• INSEE statistics
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (French)

External links

• French Ministry of Culture list for Bignan (French)
• Map of Bignan on Michelin (English)