Cavan, Côtes-d'Armor
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Cavan (; br, Kawan) is a
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in the
Côtes-d'Armor The Côtes-d'Armor (, ; ; br, Aodoù-an-Arvor, ), formerly known as Côtes-du-Nord ( br, Aodoù-an-Hanternoz, link=no, ), are a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 600,582.
department of
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in northwestern
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Population

Inhabitants of Cavan are called ''Cavanais'' in French.


Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through
Ya d'ar brezhoneg (french: Oui au breton, en, Yes to Breton) is a campaign started in the 21st century by the ( en, Office of the Breton language) to promote and stimulate the use of the Breton language in daily life in Brittany, northwestern France. Breton is a ...
on 27 May 2006. In 2008, 38.43% of primary school children attended bilingual schools. ''Ofis ar Brezhoneg''
''Enseignement bilingue''


See also

*
Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department The following is a list of the 348 communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Official website
* Communes of Côtes-d'Armor {{CôtesArmor-geo-stub