Guern
{{short description|Commune in Brittany, France}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Guern
|native name = Gwern
|commune status = Commune
|image = Guern mairie.jpg
|caption = The town hall in Guern
|image coat of arms =
|coordinates = {{coord|48.0314|-3.0906|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|INSEE = 56076
|postal code = 56310
|arrondissement = Pontivy
|canton = Pontivy
|mayor = Stéphanie L'Hostis-Le Diagon{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=30 November 2023|language=fr}}
|term = 2023–2026
|intercommunality = Pontivy Communauté
|elevation min m = 67
|elevation max m = 188
|area km2 = 47.01
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Guern ({{IPA|fr|ɡɛʁn}}; {{Langx|br|Gwern}}) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/56076-guern INSEE commune file]
Population
Inhabitants of Guern are called in French Guernates.
{{Historical populations
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| percentages = pagr
| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|16365|Guern}} and INSEE (1968-2020)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-56076#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|graph-pos = bottom
|1793 |2500
|1800 |2237
|1806 |3058
|1821 |3079
|1831 |3386
|1836 |3468
|1841 |3327
|1846 |3619
|1851 |3564
|1856 |3280
|1861 |3229
|1866 |3341
|1872 |2654
|1876 |2709
|1881 |2734
|1886 |2766
|1891 |2746
|1896 |2677
|1901 |2787
|1906 |2863
|1911 |2714
|1921 |2524
|1926 |2575
|1931 |2655
|1936 |2466
|1946 |2440
|1954 |2144
|1962 |1896
|1968 |1670
|1975 |1555
|1982 |1534
|1990 |1409
|1999 |1398
|2009 |1448
|2014 |1362
|2020 |1314
}}
Geography
The village centre is located {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Pontivy. The Sarre river flows through the village. The main settlements are the village centre, Quelven and Locmeltro. In the village of Quelven is the basilica Notre-Dame de Quelven.
Map
{{wide image|Guern_villages.png|400px|Topographic map}}
Gallery
File:Church of Quelven.jpg|Basilica Notre-Dame de Quelven
File:Chapelle Locmeltro Guern.JPG|Chapel Saint Meldéoc of Locmeltro
File:Ménorval 004.jpg| Manor of Menorval
File:Grande Borne Miliaire Locmeltro Guern.JPG|Column of Locmeltro
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category}}
- [http://www.guern.fr Official site] {{in lang|fr}}
- {{Search Mérimée|56076}}
- [http://www.maires56.asso.fr Mayors of Morbihan Association] {{in lang|fr}}
{{Morbihan communes}}
{{authority control}}
{{Morbihan-geo-stub}}