Kerfourn

{{short description|Commune in Brittany, France}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Kerfourn

|native name = Kerforn

|commune status = Commune

|image = Eglise de KERFOURN.jpg

|caption = Church Saint-Éloi-and-Saint-Vincent.

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Kerfourn (Morbihan).svg

|coordinates = {{coord|48.0439|-2.8322|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|INSEE = 56092

|postal code = 56920

|arrondissement = Pontivy

|canton = Pontivy

|mayor = Joël Marivain{{cite web|url=https://www.morbihan.gouv.fr/content/download/45068/325032/file/Maires%20du%20Morbihan%202020%20-%20250.pdf|title=Maires du Morbihan|date=7 July 2020|publisher=Préfecture du Morbihan}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Pontivy Communauté

|elevation min m = 92

|elevation max m = 138

|area km2 = 19.46

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Kerfourn ({{IPA|fr|kɛʁfuʁn}}; {{langx|br|Kerforn}}) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/56092-kerfourn INSEE commune file] It is around 8 km east of Pontivy. Inhabitants of Kerfourn are called Kerfournois.

Governance

The first mayor from 1841 to 1871 was Mathurin le Guernic.

The actual mayor is Joël Marivain, elected in 2008, reelected in 2014 and 2020.

Landmarks

  • Church Saint-Eloi-and-Saint-Vincent
  • Fountain Saint-Eloi
  • Fountain Saint-Vincent
  • Calvary of Guerdaner
  • Great Calvary
  • Calvary of Pembual

See also

References

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