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
Kerfourn is located in France
Kerfourn
Kerfourn
Location within France
Kerfourn is located in Brittany
Kerfourn
Kerfourn
Location within Brittany
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
Area
1
19.46 km2 (7.51 sq mi)
Highest elevation
138 m (453 ft)
Lowest elevation
92 m (302 ft)
Population
 (2023)
852
 • Density43.8/km2 (113/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56092 /56920
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. 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

Heraldry

Coat of arms of Kerfourn
Coat of arms of Kerfourn
 Party: 1st vert a silver oven masoned and open sable, 2nd gules a reversed horseshoe or; all surmounted by a chief argent charged with three ermine spots sable.

Created by Ms. Kergen and Messrs. Binon and Jehanno. Adopted on November 8, 2012.



See also

References

  1. ↑ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Commune de Kerfourn | Insee". www.insee.fr. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "L'Armorial des villes et villages de France". armorialdefrance.fr.