Augan

Augan ( Gallo Augan, Algam Breton ) is a commune with 1492 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011 ) in the department of Morbihan in the Brittany region.

The municipality belongs to the canton in the arrondissement of Vannes Guer.

Geography

Augan located 47 kilometers from Vannes, 83 kilometers from Lorient at an altitude between 40 m and 144 m above sea level.

History

Augan was first mentioned in 833 as Algam ( 835: Alcam, 1179: dorsal, 1330: AUGON, 1466 Augam, 1630: Oguan ).

Management

Mayor of Augan is Michel Ruaud. Augan part of the Local Government Association, Pays de Guer.

Demographics

Dialect

Augan belongs to the field of Brittany, in which Gallo was spoken.