Saint-Hernin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɛʁnɛ̃]; Breton: Sant-Hern) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The historian and librarian Georges Le Rider (1928-2014) was born in Saint-Hernin.

Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Hernin are called in French Saint-Herninois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,211—    
1800 1,797+5.80%
1806 1,152−7.14%
1821 1,150−0.01%
1831 1,250+0.84%
1836 1,347+1.51%
1841 1,314−0.49%
1846 1,356+0.63%
1851 1,374+0.26%
1856 1,350−0.35%
1861 1,326−0.36%
1866 1,456+1.89%
1872 1,348−1.28%
1876 1,351+0.06%
1881 1,312−0.58%
1886 1,433+1.78%
1891 1,576+1.92%
1896 1,653+0.96%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,763+1.30%
1906 1,830+0.75%
1911 1,860+0.33%
1921 1,908+0.26%
1926 1,905−0.03%
1931 1,902−0.03%
1936 1,706−2.15%
1946 1,603−0.62%
1954 1,308−2.51%
1962 1,134−1.77%
1968 956−2.81%
1975 826−2.07%
1982 765−1.09%
1990 776+0.18%
1999 752−0.35%
2007 760+0.13%
2012 750−0.26%
2017 759+0.24%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

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

Topographic map

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Hernin, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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