Villas in Erdeven

About Erdeven

Erdeven is a seaside commune of about 4,000 people on the Atlantic coast of Morbihan, beside a seven-kilometre beach. Kerminihy, the wildest of its beaches, is very long and backed by a dune ridge, with fine sand and free parking. It is also unsupervised, and swimming is banned on the side nearest the Étel bar because of the currents. The homes sit close together, most with a garden, and the typical one has three bedrooms and sleeps about six. Some sleep eight or more. The Kerzérho alignments and several dolmens lie just outside the commune.

Is Erdeven right for you?

Best for

Families and walkers wanting long dune-backed beaches and megaliths

Not for you if

You want calm, supervised swimming, because the main beach at Kerminihy is unsupervised and has strong currents.

Near Erdeven

• Carnac

  Home to about 3,000 standing stones, with the Ménec, Kermario and Kerlescan alignments the most impressive; around 11 minutes by car from Erdeven to Carnac-Plage.

• Kerzérho alignments

  Stone rows just outside Erdeven, with the Mané-Croch, Mané-Bras and Crucuno dolmens also close by.

• Étel estuary

  The Étel bar lies off the east side of Kerminihy beach, and its strong currents close the nearest section to swimmers.

Getting to Erdeven

Lorient, which has an airport, is about 28 minutes by car from Erdeven. Public transport is slow, with a train from Lorient to Auray and bus 618 taking nearly two hours, so a car is needed.

When to go to Erdeven

Dogs are banned on Kerminihy beach from 1 April to 30 September, even on a lead. The Carnac stones show best in the low light of morning or late afternoon, so plan visits for those hours.

Erdeven villa holidays: questions answered

Nearby towns to Erdeven

• Carnac (147)
• Quiberon (121)
• Saint Philibert (28)
• Baden (25)
• La Trinité Sur Mer (25)
• Guidel (11)
• All of Morbihan