Kerfourn

Kerfourn
Kerforn
Commune
Church Saint-Éloi-and-Saint-Vincent.
Church Saint-Éloi-and-Saint-Vincent.
Coat of arms of Kerfourn
Coat of arms
Location of Kerfourn
Map
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

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

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

See also

References

  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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