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Coordinates: 48°01′53″N 3°05′26″W / 48.0314°N 3.0906°W / 48.0314; -3.0906
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Pontivy
Intercommunality	Pontivy Communauté
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Stéphanie L'Hostis-Le Diagon
Area	47.01 km (18.15 sq mi)
Population	1,379
• Density	29/km (76/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56076 /56310
Elevation	67–188 m (220–617 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Guern (French pronunciation: [ɡɛʁn]; Breton: Gwern) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Population

Inhabitants of Guern are called in French Guernates.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,500 —     1800 2,237 −1.58% 1806 3,058 +5.35% 1821 3,079 +0.05% 1831 3,386 +0.95% 1836 3,468 +0.48% 1841 3,327 −0.83% 1846 3,619 +1.70% 1851 3,564 −0.31% 1856 3,280 −1.65% 1861 3,229 −0.31% 1866 3,341 +0.68% 1872 2,654 −3.76% 1876 2,709 +0.51% 1881 2,734 +0.18% 1886 2,766 +0.23% 1891 2,746 −0.15% 1896 2,677 −0.51%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,787 +0.81% 1906 2,863 +0.54% 1911 2,714 −1.06% 1921 2,524 −0.72% 1926 2,575 +0.40% 1931 2,655 +0.61% 1936 2,466 −1.47% 1946 2,440 −0.11% 1954 2,144 −1.60% 1962 1,896 −1.52% 1968 1,670 −2.09% 1975 1,555 −1.01% 1982 1,534 −0.19% 1990 1,409 −1.06% 1999 1,398 −0.09% 2009 1,448 +0.35% 2014 1,362 −1.22% 2020 1,314 −0.60%
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Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2020)

Geography

The village centre is located 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Pontivy. The Sarre river flows through the village. The main settlements are the village centre, Quelven and Locmeltro. In the village of Quelven is the basilica Notre-Dame de Quelven.

Map

Gallery

• Basilica Notre-Dame de Quelven
• Chapel Saint Meldéoc of Locmeltro
• Manor of Menorval
• Column of Locmeltro

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Guern, EHESS (in French).
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official site (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)

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