Guern

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Guern
Gwern
Guern
Coordinates: 48°01′53″N 3°05′26″W / 48.0314°N 3.0906°W / 48.0314; -3.0906Coordinates: 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 (2008—2014) Joseph Le Bouédec
Area
  Land1 47.01 km2 (18.15 sq mi)
Population (1999)
  Population2 1,398
  Population2 Density 30/km2 (77/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 56076 / 56310
Elevation 67–188 m (220–617 ft)

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.

Guern (Breton: Gwern) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

It is also a nickname for Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, and the two should not be confused.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Guern are called in French Guernattes.

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