Le Sourn
Le Sourn ( Breton: Ar Sorn ) is a commune with 2037 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
Le Sourn located in the north of the department of Morbihan and belongs to the Pays de Pontivy.
Neighboring municipalities are Pontivy in the northeast and east, Saint- Thuriau in the east and southeast, Pluméliau in the south, Bieuzy and Guern in the southwest and Malguénac in the northwest.
The town is located by its proximity to the town of Pontivy close roads for inter-regional traffic. The most important road is the D700/D768 (formerly Route nationale 168), which passes a few kilometers east of the community.
The major bodies of water are the Blavet River and the streams Moulin du Petit Resto, Moulin de Kerdisson and Kerdanet. This form simultaneously also partly the municipal boundary.
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. It was created in 1869 from parts of the communities Bieuzy, Guern and Malguénac.
Attractions
- Village church of Saint -Julien from the years 1887/1889
- Chapel Saint -Michel from 1584 in the same place
- Chapel Saint -Jean from 1893 in the same place
- Castle Kerdisson from the 17th and 18th centuries
- Fountain Sainte -Radegonde from the 17th century in Keroret
- Fountain Saint- Eloi from the 17th century
- Mill in Le Ponto
- Menhir of Keroret