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Querrien

Querrien (French pronunciation: [kɛʁjɛ̃]; Breton: Kerien) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Querrien
Kerien
Commune
Querrien village hall
Querrien village hall
Coat of arms of Querrien
Coat of arms
Location of Querrien
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Querrien is located in France
Querrien
Querrien
Querrien is located in Brittany
Querrien
Querrien
Coordinates: 47°57′38″N 3°32′08″W / 47.9606°N 3.5356°W / 47.9606; -3.5356
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonQuimperlé
IntercommunalityCA Quimperlé Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Cado[1]
Area
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54.01 km2 (20.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,655
 • Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC 01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29230 /29310
Elevation13–172 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

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Inhabitants of Querrien are called in French Querriennois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,397—    
1800 2,516 0.69%
1806 2,390−0.85%
1821 2,796 1.05%
1831 2,871 0.27%
1836 2,982 0.76%
1841 3,103 0.80%
1846 3,260 0.99%
1851 3,282 0.13%
1856 3,019−1.66%
1861 2,527−3.50%
1866 2,561 0.27%
1872 2,183−2.63%
1876 2,630 4.77%
1881 2,840 1.55%
1886 3,000 1.10%
1891 3,153 1.00%
1896 3,173 0.13%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 3,260 0.54%
1906 3,346 0.52%
1911 3,453 0.63%
1921 3,232−0.66%
1926 3,280 0.30%
1931 3,114−1.03%
1936 3,043−0.46%
1946 3,005−0.13%
1954 2,597−1.81%
1962 2,372−1.13%
1968 2,118−1.87%
1975 1,858−1.85%
1982 1,759−0.78%
1990 1,650−0.80%
1999 1,596−0.37%
2009 1,685 0.54%
2014 1,740 0.64%
2020 1,665−0.73%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2020)[4]

Geography

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The village centre is located 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Quimperlé.

Neighbouring communes

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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

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Topographic map

Breton language

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The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 7 March 2007.

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  •  
    Chapel of Notre Dame de la Clarté
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    Fountain of La Clarté
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    Manor of Kervagat
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    Celtic stele of Kervagat
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    Mill of Kerivarch

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Querrien, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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