Saint-Hernin

Saint-Hernin
Sant-Hern
The church in Saint-Hernin
Location of Saint-Hernin
Saint-Hernin
Saint-Hernin
Coordinates: 48°13′06″N 3°37′59″W / 48.2183°N 3.6331°W / 48.2183; -3.6331
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementChâteaulin
CantonCarhaix-Plouguer
IntercommunalityPoher
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Marie-Christine Jaouen
Area
1
29.29 km2 (11.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
735
  Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29250 /29270
Elevation59–308 m (194–1,010 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.