Querrien
Commune in Brittany, France
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Querrien (French pronunciation: [kɛʁjɛ̃]; Breton: Kerien) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Querrien
Kerien | |
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Querrien village hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Querrien | |
  Querrien  Querrien | |
| Coordinates: 47°57′38″N 3°32′08″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Quimperlé |
| Intercommunality | CA Quimperlé Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Cado[1] |
Area 1 | 54.01 km2 (20.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,645 |
| • Density | 30.46/km2 (78.88/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29230 /29310 |
| Elevation | 13–172 m (43–564 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Inhabitants of Querrien are called in French Querriennois.
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Geography
The village centre is located 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Quimperlé.
Neighbouring communes
Querrien is border by Lanvénégen to north, by Meslan and Locunolé to east, by Tréméven and Mellac to south and by Saint-Thurien to west.
Map
Breton language
The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 7 March 2007.
Gallery
Chapel of Notre Dame de la Clarté
Fountain of La Clarté
Manor of Kervagat
Celtic stele of Kervagat
Mill of Kerivarch
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