Saint-Pern

Saint-Pern
Sant-Pern

Saint-Pern
Administration
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement Rennes
Canton Bécherel
Intercommunality Pays de Bécherel
Mayor Guy Chatel
(2008—2014)
Statistics
Elevation 56–181 m (184–594 ft)
Land area1 12.13 km2 (4.68 sq mi)
Population2 781  (1999)
 - Density 64 /km2 (170 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 35307/ 35190
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Pern (Breton: Sant-Pern, Gallo: Saent-Pèrn) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in north-western France.

Saint-Pern is the burial place of Saint Jeanne Jugan, where the motherhouse for the Little Sisters of the Poor at La Tour St. Joseph was located.[1]

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Demographics

Inhabitants of Saint-Pern are called Saint-Pernais.

Historical population of Saint-Pern
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
Population 769 865 852 773 710 781
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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