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Kernascléden (; ) 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 ...
department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
of
Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, Historical region, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known ...
in north-western France.INSEE commune file
/ref> Kernascléden is renowned for its church which dates from he fifteenth century. It is a masterpiece of flamboyant gothic architecture.


Geography

Kernascléden is located in the northern part of Morbihan department, north of Lorient. Historically, the village belongs to
Vannetais 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 ...
. In the center of the village stands the medieval church Notre-Dame de Kernascléden. The village is situated in the valley of 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 Pon ...
. Apart from the village center, there are about twenty hamlets : Brangolo, Kerchopine, Kerbourg, Manéglau, Canquisquelen, Manério, Porh Pimpec, Guernebos, La Maison Blanche, Kerven Cleuzio, Kerven er Lann, Kerihuel, Kerlouarny, Kermaria, Kermonac'h.


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History

Scenes of the daily life at the beginning of the twentieth century in Kernascléden. File:Kernascléden conclusion d'un marché.jpg, Sale of pigs (old postcard). File:Kernascléden la place.jpg, A market day in Kernascléden (postcard Villard). File:Kernascléden baptême.jpg, Baptism scene (postcard A.Waron) Kenascléden was created as a new commune in 1955. Before that, it came within the administrative area of the village of
Saint-Caradec-Trégomel Saint-Caradec-Trégomel () is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Demographics Inhabitants of Saint-Caradec-Trégomel are called in French ''Caradocéens''. Geography Saint-Caradec-Trégomel is border by ...
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Population

Inhabitants of Kernascléden are called in French ''Kernascléens'' or ''Kernasclédenois''.


See also

* Communes of the Morbihan department *
List of works of the two Folgoët ateliers After little activity in the 13th and 14th centuries, 15th century Brittany was to see a marked renaissance of carving in stone; it was to be a veritable "golden age" and two main workshops emerged, the "grand atelier ducal du Folgoët", called "du ...


References


External links


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