Kernascléden

Kernascléden ; Kernaskledenn
region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Gourin
Community association	Roi Morvan Community
Coordinates	48 ° 0 ′ N , 3 ° 19 ′ W Coordinates: 48 ° 0 ′ N , 3 ° 19 ′ W
height	89-163 m
surface	9.26 km 2
Residents	398 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	43 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	56540
INSEE code	56264
Website	http://www.kernascleden.com/
	; Façade of the Kernascléden Church

Kernascléden ( Breton : Kernaskledenn ) is a small French community with 398 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . It belongs to the community association Roi Morvan Communauté .

geography

Kernascléden is located in the northwest of the Morbihan department in the Scorff valley and in the vicinity of the small town of Guémené-sur-Scorff . This area is traditionally known as the Pays Pourlet . The municipality belongs to the Pays du Roi Morvan.

Neighboring municipalities are Berné , Inguiniel , Lignol and Saint-Caradec-Trégomel . The municipality of Kernascléden is part of the Communauté de communes du Pays du Roi Morvan .

The most important body of water is the Étang de Pont Callec , which only partially belongs to Kernascléden. Other bodies of water are the Scorff River and the Kerustang and Landordu streams . There are also several ponds and ponds in the municipality. Except for the forest west of Kerchopine, there are no larger forest areas.

history

Although the parish church of Notre-Dame de Kernascléden was built in the 15th century , Kernascléden was for a long time only a parish of the parish of Saint-Caradec-Trégomel. In 1908 Kernascléden became an independent parish. It has also been a municipality under administrative law since 1955.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007
Residents	480	468	468	434	382	353	381

Attractions

Village church

The parish church of Notre-Dame was built in the years 1420–1464 in the Flamboyant Gothic style from granite by the noble family of Rohan . The church was consecrated in 1453. It is considered to be one of the most important Gothic buildings in Brittany.

The choir vault is divided into 24 individual, triangular areas (so-called gussets ) by cross ribs . Each of these gussets is painted with a fresco showing a single scene from the life of the Mother of God Maria: The fresco cycle first depicts the legend of Joachim and Anna , then the Annunciation and the birth of Christ and finally the death and ascension of the Mother of God Maria. Further frescoes on the side walls of the choir tell the story of Christ's passion.

Finally, in a side chapel, there is a fresco of a dance of death, which describes the punishments in hell in a dramatic way. This fresco is a rarity as there are only two depictions of a dance of death in the whole of Brittany.

More Attractions

Cross in the village cemetery from the 18th century
several old houses from the 18th and 19th centuries (e.g. Maison Cararic and Maison aux Trois-Cerfs )
Fountain Saint-Joseph (1938) and de la Vierge (18th century)
19th century draw wells de la ferme Guegan-Bacou and de la maison Gourod-Manério