Kernascléden

Coordinates: 48°00′25″N 3°19′11″W / 48.0069°N 3.3197°W / 48.0069; -3.3197
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Kernascléden
Kernaskledenn
The Church of Our Lady, in Kernascléden
The Church of Our Lady, in Kernascléden
Coat of arms of Kernascléden
Location of Kernascléden
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Kernascléden is located in France
Kernascléden
Kernascléden
Kernascléden is located in Brittany
Kernascléden
Kernascléden
Coordinates: 48°00′25″N 3°19′11″W / 48.0069°N 3.3197°W / 48.0069; -3.3197
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementPontivy
CantonGourin
IntercommunalityRoi Morvan Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christophe Cararic[1]
Area
1
9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
407
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56264 /56540
Elevation89–163 m (292–535 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Kernascléden (French pronunciation: [kɛʁnaskledɛn]; Breton: Kernaskledenn) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] Kernascléden is renowned for its church which dates from he fifteenth century. It is a masterpiece of flamboyant gothic architecture.

Geography[edit]

Kernascléden is located in the northern part of Morbihan department, 29 km (18 mi) north of Lorient. Historically, the village belongs to Vannetais. 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. 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.

Map[edit]

Topographic map

History[edit]

Scenes of the daily life at the beginning of the twentieth century in Kernascléden.

Kenascléden was created as a new commune in 1955. Before that, it came within the administrative area of the village of Saint-Caradec-Trégomel.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1962 480—    
1968 468−0.42%
1975 468+0.00%
1982 434−1.07%
1990 382−1.58%
1999 355−0.81%
2009 409+1.43%
2014 440+1.47%
2020 395−1.78%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2020)[5]

Inhabitants of Kernascléden are called in French Kernascléens or Kernasclédenois.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Kernascléden, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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