Quéven


Quéven is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

History

During World War I, Quéven lost one hundred and one of its children.
In January 1945, the city of Toulouse accepted, via its mayor :fr:Raymond Badiou|Raymond Badiou the adoption of the wounded city and in consequence the sponsorship proposed 23 December 1945 by the Mayor, :fr:Louis Kermabon|Louis Kermabon.
In memory of this help the city of Quéven will inaugurate a "Place de Toulouse" and Toulouse a "Rue de Quéven".
The city of Queven has been honoured 25 September 1949 with Cross of War 1929-1945 by the citation 11 November 1948 of the Ministry of the Armed Force, :fr:Max Lejeune|Max Lejeune.

Twin towns

Quéven is twinned with:
Inhabitants of Quéven are called in French Quévenois.

Breton language

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 26 September 2008.
In 2008, there was 1,83% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.