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 o ...
in northwestern
France
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.
Population
Inhabitants of Querrien are called in French ''Querriennois''.
Geography
The village centre is located north of
Quimperlé
Quimperlé (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.
Geography
Quimperlé is in the southeast of Finistère, 20 km to the west of Lorient and 44 km to the east of Quimper. Historically, it belo ...
.
Neighbouring communes
Querrien is border by
Lanvénégen
Lanvénégen (; br, Lannejenn) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
Geography
Historically, Lanvénégen belongs to Cornouaille. The village centre is located north-west of Lorient and east of Quimpe ...
The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through
Ya d'ar brezhoneg
(french: Oui au breton, en, Yes to Breton) is a campaign started in the 21st century by the ( en, Office of the Breton language) to promote and stimulate the use of the Breton language in daily life in Brittany, northwestern France. Breton is a ...
on 7 March 2007.
Gallery
File:Querrien Notre Dame de la Clarté.JPG, Chapel of Notre Dame de la Clarté
File:Fontaine La Clarté.jpg, Fountain of La Clarté
File:Manoir Kervagat Querrien (29).jpg, Manor of Kervagat
File:Stèle_gauloise_Querrien.jpg, Celtic stele of Kervagat
File:Querrien_moulin_de_Kerivarch.jpg, Mill of Kerivarch