Saint-Hernin (; br, Sant-Hern) is a
commune in the
Finistère
Finistère (, ; br, Penn-ar-Bed ) is a department of France in the extreme west of Brittany. In 2019, it had a population of 915,090. department of
Brittany
Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ...
in north-western France. The historian and librarian
Georges Le Rider
Georges Charles Le Rider (27 January 1928 – 3 July 2014) was a French historian, librarian and administrator, a specialist in Greek numismatics, who headed the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris. He had a filial relationship with Henri A ...
(1928-2014) was born in Saint-Hernin.
Population
Inhabitants of Saint-Hernin are called in French ''Saint-Herninois''.
Geography
Saint-Hernin lies on the northern slope of the Montagnes Noires (french, Black Mountains). The
canal de Nantes à Brest, which is the canalized river Hyères, forms the commune's northern border.
Map
See also
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Communes of the Finistère department
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Saint Hernin Parish close
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Listing of the works of the atelier of the Maître de Tronoën
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Listing of the works of the Maître de Laz
References
External links
Official website
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Mayors of Finistère Association
Communes of Finistère
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