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Kerfourn

Coordinates: 48°02′38″N 2°49′56″W / 48.0439°N 2.8322°W / 48.0439; -2.8322
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Kerfourn
Kerforn
Church Saint-Éloi-and-Saint-Vincent.
Church Saint-Éloi-and-Saint-Vincent.
Coat of arms of Kerfourn
Location of Kerfourn
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Kerfourn is located in France
Kerfourn
Kerfourn
Kerfourn is located in Brittany
Kerfourn
Kerfourn
Coordinates: 48°02′38″N 2°49′56″W / 48.0439°N 2.8322°W / 48.0439; -2.8322
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementPontivy
CantonPontivy
IntercommunalityPontivy Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joël Marivain[1]
Area
1
19.46 km2 (7.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
831
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56092 /56920
Elevation92–138 m (302–453 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Kerfourn (French pronunciation: [kɛʁfuʁn]; Breton: Kerforn) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] It is around 8 km east of Pontivy. Inhabitants of Kerfourn are called Kerfournois.

Governance

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The first mayor from 1841 to 1871 was Mathurin le Guernic. The actual mayor is Joël Marivain, elected in 2008, reelected in 2014 and 2020.

Landmarks

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  • Church Saint-Eloi-and-Saint-Vincent
  • Fountain Saint-Eloi
  • Fountain Saint-Vincent
  • Calvary of Guerdaner
  • Great Calvary
  • Calvary of Pembual

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
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