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Guern (; ) is a commune 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 coastli ...
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of
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in north-western
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/ref> Inhabitants of Guern are called in
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''Guernates''.


Population


Geography

The village centre is located 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 basalica Notre-Dame de Quelven.


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

* Communes of the Morbihan department


References


External links


Official site
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Mayors of Morbihan Association
Communes of Morbihan {{Morbihan-geo-stub