Saint-Hernin

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Saint-Hernin
Sant-Hern
Commune
The church in Saint-Hernin
The church in Saint-Hernin
Location of Saint-Hernin
Saint-Hernin is located in France
Saint-Hernin
Saint-Hernin
Saint-Hernin is located in Brittany
Saint-Hernin
Saint-Hernin
Coordinates: 48°13′06″N 3°37′59″W / 48.2183°N 3.6331°W / 48.2183; -3.6331
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementChâteaulin
CantonCarhaix-Plouguer
IntercommunalityPoher
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Christine Jaouen[1]
Area
1
29.29 km2 (11.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
753
 • Density25.7/km2 (66.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29250 /29270
Elevation59–308 m (194–1,010 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Hernin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɛʁnɛ̃]; Breton: Sant-Hern) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The historian and librarian Georges Le Rider (1928-2014) was born in Saint-Hernin.

Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Hernin are called in French Saint-Herninois.

Geography

Saint-Hernin lies on the northern slope of the Montagnes Noires (french, Black Mountains). The canal de Nantes à Brest, which is the canalized river Hyères, forms the commune's northern border.

Map

Topographic map

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Hernin, EHESS (in French).
  4. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE