Guern

Guern ( Breton: Gwern ) is a commune with 1395 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Morbihan in the Brittany region. It belongs to the Local Government Association, Pontivy Communauté.

Geography

Guern is located in the north of the department of Morbihan and belongs to the Pays de Pontivy.

Neighboring municipalities are Séglien in the north, Malguénac in the northeast, Le Sourn in the east, in the southeast Bieuzy, Melrand in the south, southwest, and Locmalo Bubry in the northwest.

The place is a bit away from roads for inter-regional traffic. The most important road is the D700/D768 (formerly Route nationale 168), which passes more than ten kilometers east of the community. Through the village, even the D1 from Roudouallec goes according Péaule, a road link across the whole Morbihan department.

The most important body of water is the river Sarre, which flows through the western part of the municipality.

Demographics

History

The municipality belongs to the historic region of Brittany Bro Gwened (French Vannetais ) and within this region to region Bro Pondi (French Pays de Pontivy ) and shares his story. From 1793 until its dissolution in 1801 belonged to the canton of Guern Melrand. Since then, the place is assigned to the Canton Pontivy.

Attractions

  • Village church of Saint -Pierre et Saint -Paul from 1788 with cult objects from the earlier church from the 15th century
  • Notre- Dame de Quelven from the 15th century
  • Saint Jean Chapel from the 17th century (some 1585 ) in the same place
  • More ancient chapels ( Saint- Meldéoc in Locmeltro, Saint -Salomon in Saint -Salomon and Saint -Georges in Boderel )
  • Manor of Ménorval from 1558 in Mane- he -Val
  • House of the Devil from the 17th century in Locmeltro
  • Chaumiere ( thatched house ) from 1639
  • Scala Sancta 18th century
  • Fountain of Quelven
  • Old Stove Four banal from the 16th century in Saint -Jean
  • Thirteen old mills ( windmill in Kerdisson and water mills in Kerali, Kerhiec, Pont de Quelven, Quillio, Guermeur, you stand Niziau, Spiric, Saint- Jean, Henven, Le Pontou )
  • Devil - Menhir of Kerhiec
  • Remains of the Roman road Vannes -Carhaix

The manor of Menorval

View from the Gallo-Roman ossuary in Guern

The Chapel of Notre -Dame in Quelven

In the chapel of Notre -Dame in Quelven

The Open Virgin in the chapel of Notre -Dame in Quelven

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Pontivy Cantons of France Postal codes in France France Croixanvec Gueltas Noyal-Pontivy Saint-Thuriau
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