Kernascléden

Kernascleden ( Breton: Kernaskledenn ) is a small French village with 434 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Morbihan in the Brittany region. It belongs to the Local Government Association Pays du Roi Morvan.

Geography

Kernascleden is in the northwest of the department of Morbihan, in the valley of Scorff, within the small town of Guémené -sur -Scorff. This region is traditionally referred to as the Pays Pourlet. The municipality belongs to the Pays du Roi Morvan.

Neighboring municipalities are Berné, Inguinel, Lignol and Saint- Caradec - Trégomel. The community Kernascleden is part of the Communauté de communes du Pays du Roi Morvan.

The most important body of water is the Etang de Pont Callec, the only partially belongs to Kernascleden. Other waters of the river and the streams Scorff Kerustang and Landordu. There are also several lakes and ponds on the municipality. Except for the forest west of Kerchopine there are no major forest areas.

Demographics

History

Although the magnificent parish church of Notre- Dame de Kernascleden was built in the 15th century, Kernascleden the longest time was a parish of the parish of Saint- Caradec - Trégomel. In 1908 Kernascleden into an independent parish was. Since 1955 it is administratively a municipality.

Attractions

Village Church

The parish church of Notre- Dame de Kernascleden was built in the years 1420-1464 in the Flamboyant Gothic granite by the noble family of Rohan. In 1453 the church was consecrated. It is considered one of the most important monuments of Gothic architecture in Brittany.

The chancel arch is divided by cross ribs in 24 individual triangular areas (a gusset). Each of these gusset is painted with a fresco showing a single scene from the life of the Virgin Mary: The fresco cycle begins by the legend of Joachim and Anna is, then Annunciation and Nativity, and finally death and Assumption of the Virgin Mary. More frescoes on the side walls of the choir and narrate the life of Christ.

In a side chapel, finally finds the fresco a dance of death, the hell describes penalties in a dramatic way. This fresco depicts a rarity, since there are only two representations of a dance of death throughout Brittany.

Additional points of interest

• Cross in the village cemetery from the 18th century
• Several old houses from the 18th and 19th centuries (eg, Maison Cararic and Maison aux Trois- Cerfs )
• Sourcewells Saint -Joseph (1938 ) and de la Vierge (18th century)
• Ziehbrunnen de la ferme Guegan - Bacou and de la maison Gourod - Manerio from the 19th century