commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Morbihan
Morbihan ( , ; br, Mor-Bihan ) is a department in the administrative region of Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastl ...
Brittany
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ...
in northwestern
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
.
Population
Inhabitants of Berné are called ''Bernéens''.
Geography
Berné is located in the western part of Morbihan, north of
Lorient
Lorient (; ) is a town ('' commune'') and seaport in the Morbihan department of Brittany in western France.
History
Prehistory and classical antiquity
Beginning around 3000 BC, settlements in the area of Lorient are attested by the presen ...
, west of
Pontivy
Pontivy (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It lies at the confluence of the river Blavet and the Canal de Nantes à Brest. Inhabitants of Pontivy are called ''Pontivyens'' in French.
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History
A ...
and northwest of
Vannes
Vannes (; br, Gwened) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago.
History Celtic Era
The name ''Vannes'' comes from the Veneti, a seafaring Celtic people who live ...
. The commune is wooded and hilly. The forest of Pontcallec cover a large part of the commune's area. The river
Scorff
The Scorff (; br, Skorf) River flows from central Brittany and enters the Atlantic Ocean on the south coast in Lorient.
The Scorff rises north of Langoëlan, in the Morbihan department, and flows through the towns of Guémené-sur-Scorff and ...
forms the commune's eastern and southern borders.
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History
Second world war
Seventeen french resistance fighters were shot dead by the german soldiers in the Landordu wood. Some victims were buried alive. Their bodies were exhumed on July 6, 1944.
List of places
Gallery
File:1076 Château de Pont-Calleck.jpg, Pontcallec castle
File:1083 Chapelle Sainte-Anne-des-Bois.jpg, St Anne des Bois's chapel
File:356 Chapelle Saint-Albaud Berné.jpg, St Albaud's chapel
File:357 Chapelle Saint-Albaud Berné.jpg, St Albaud's chapel
File:Berné sacré coeur.JPG, Sacré Coeur