Berrien

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Berrien
Berrien
Coat of arms of Berrien
Berrien (France)
Berrien
region Brittany
Department Finistère
Arrondissement Chateaulin
Canton Carhaix-Plouguer
Community association Monts d'Arrée Communauté
Coordinates 48 ° 24 ′  N , 3 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 48 ° 24 ′  N , 3 ° 45 ′  W
height 92-355 m
surface 56.42 km 2
Residents 919 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 16 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 29690
INSEE code

Mairie Berrien

Berrien ( Breton Berrien ) is a French commune in the Finistère department in Brittany with 919 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).

location

The place is located in the Armorique Regional Nature Park at the foothills of the Monts d'Arrée ridge in a hilly and wooded area. Morlaix is 20 kilometers north, Brest 52 km west, Rennes 155 km east-southeast and Paris about 450 km east.

The approximately 6.0 m high menhir of Kerampeulven stands south of Berrien.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2017
Residents 1331 1179 1069 1018 1005 940 953 919
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

traffic

Berrien is remote from the main traffic routes. At Morlaix and Landivisiau , the next exits are on the expressway E 50 ( Rennes - Brest ) and regional train stations on the parallel railway line.

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Berrien

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Finistère. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-039-6 , pp. 551-561.

Web links

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