Guémené-sur-Scorff

Guémené-sur-Scorff
Guémené-sur-Scorff ; Ar Gemene
	Commune
	The Porte des Rohans, in Guémené
	Coat of arms
	Location of Guémené-sur-Scorff
	Guémené-sur-Scorff Guémené-sur-Scorff
	Coordinates: 48°04′09″N 3°12′06″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Pontivy
Canton	Gourin
Intercommunality	Pays du Roi Morvan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	René Le Moullec[1]
Area 1	1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[2]	1,061
• Density	910/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56073 /56160
Elevation	118–180 m (387–591 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Guémené-sur-Scorff (Breton: Ar Gemene) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.

It is located 20 km (12 mi) west of Pontivy.

Geography

Guémené is situated on the Scorff river and is unusual in that it is a commune without any outlying land and it is bounded by the town boundaries only.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Guémené-sur-Scorff are called Guémenois.

Sights

The town is surrounded by wooded hillsides and was the seat of the Dukes of Rohan from the 13th to 15th century. The old castle was destroyed in the building of new houses and many townhouses contain parts of chimney breasts, turret stones and gateway posts. The most impressive sight is the 14th century Porterie - the entrance to what was the old castle.

An important market town, Guémené is valued for its ancient buildings that make up the town center and careful renovation of the same.

One of Brittany's oldest taverns, Les Trois Marchands, has been serving customers since the mid 17th century.

Les Trois Marchands

References

"Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
"Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

INSEE commune file

External links

Official site (in French)
Non official and nice site (in French)
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)

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[1] "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.

[2] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.