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


Population


Geography

The village centre is located southwest 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. Map History A ...
. 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

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Communes of the Morbihan department The following is a list of the 249 communes of the Morbihan department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Official site
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Mayors of Morbihan Association
Communes of Morbihan {{Morbihan-geo-stub