Kerfourn (French pronunciation: [kɛʁfuʁn]; Breton: Kerforn) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] It is around 8 km east of Pontivy. Inhabitants of Kerfourn are called Kerfournois.
Kerfourn
Kerforn | |
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 Church Saint-Éloi-and-Saint-Vincent. | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Kerfourn  | |
  Kerfourn  Kerfourn | |
| Coordinates: 48°02′38″N 2°49′56″W / 48.0439°N 2.8322°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy |
| Canton | Pontivy |
| Intercommunality | Pontivy Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Joël Marivain[1] |
Area 1 | 19.46 km2 (7.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 831 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56092 /56920 |
| Elevation | 92–138 m (302–453 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Governance
editThe 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
edit- Church Saint-Eloi-and-Saint-Vincent
- Fountain Saint-Eloi
- Fountain Saint-Vincent
- Calvary of Guerdaner
- Great Calvary
- Calvary of Pembual
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kerfourn.
- 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)
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