Kernascléden
Kernascléden
Kernaskledenn | |
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 The Church of Our Lady, in Kernascléden | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kernascléden  | |
  Kernascléden  Kernascléden | |
| Coordinates: 48°00′25″N 3°19′11″W / 48.0069°N 3.3197°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Pontivy |
| Canton | Gourin |
| Intercommunality | Roi Morvan Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Cararic[1] |
Area 1 | 9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 407 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56264 /56540 |
| Elevation | 89–163 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.
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History
[edit]Scenes of the daily life at the beginning of the twentieth century in Kernascléden.
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Sale of pigs (old postcard). -
A market day in Kernascléden (postcard Villard). -
Baptism scene (postcard A.Waron)
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]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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]- ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Kernascléden, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- 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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