Guern

Guern (French pronunciation: [ɡɛʁn]; Breton: Gwern) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

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Commune
The town hall in Guern
Location of Guern
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Coordinates: 48°01′53″N 3°05′26″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Pontivy
Intercommunality	Pontivy Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Stéphanie L'Hostis-Le Diagon
Area 1	47.01 km2 (18.15 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,347
• Density	29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56076 /56310
Elevation	67–188 m (220–617 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Inhabitants of Guern are called in French Guernates.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,500 —     1800 2,237 −1.58% 1806 3,058 +5.35% 1821 3,079 +0.05% 1831 3,386 +0.95% 1836 3,468 +0.48% 1841 3,327 −0.83% 1846 3,619 +1.70% 1851 3,564 −0.31% 1856 3,280 −1.65% 1861 3,229 −0.31% 1866 3,341 +0.68% 1872 2,654 −3.76% 1876 2,709 +0.51% 1881 2,734 +0.18% 1886 2,766 +0.23% 1891 2,746 −0.15% 1896 2,677 −0.51%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,787 +0.81% 1906 2,863 +0.54% 1911 2,714 −1.06% 1921 2,524 −0.72% 1926 2,575 +0.40% 1931 2,655 +0.61% 1936 2,466 −1.47% 1946 2,440 −0.11% 1954 2,144 −1.60% 1962 1,896 −1.52% 1968 1,670 −2.09% 1975 1,555 −1.01% 1982 1,534 −0.19% 1990 1,409 −1.06% 1999 1,398 −0.09% 2009 1,448 +0.35% 2014 1,362 −1.22% 2020 1,314 −0.60%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2020)

Geography

The village centre is located 10 km (6.2 mi) 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

Topographic map

Gallery

• 
  Basilica Notre-Dame de Quelven
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  Chapel Saint Meldéoc of Locmeltro
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  Manor of Menorval
• 
  Column of Locmeltro

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

External links

• Official site (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)