Saint-Pern (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pɛʁn]; Breton: Sant-Pern; Gallo: Saent-Pèrn) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Saint-Pern
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 The town hall of Saint-Pern | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Pern  | |
  Saint-Pern  Saint-Pern | |
| Coordinates: 48°17′19″N 1°59′07″W / 48.2886°N 1.9853°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Ille-et-Vilaine |
| Arrondissement | Rennes |
| Canton | Montauban-de-Bretagne |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Méen Montauban |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Hélène Frenoy[1] |
Area 1 | 12.13 km2 (4.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,039 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 35307 /35190 |
| Elevation | 56–181 m (184–594 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Pern is the burial place of Saint Jeanne Jugan, where the motherhouse for the Little Sisters of the Poor at La Tour St. Joseph was located.[3]
Population
editInhabitants of Saint-Pern are called saint-pernais in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 769 | — |
| 1968 | 865 | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 852 | −1.5% |
| 1982 | 773 | −9.3% |
| 1990 | 710 | −8.2% |
| 1999 | 781 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 956 | +22.4% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Catholic News Agency on Saint Jeanne Jugan
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Pern.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)
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