Saint-Jean-la-Poterie

Saint-Jean-la-Poterie
Sant-Yann-ar-Wern
Commune
Saint-Jean-la-Poterie
Location within Brittany region
Saint-Jean-la-Poterie
Coordinates: 47°38′14″N 2°07′29″W / 47.6372°N 2.1247°W / 47.6372; -2.1247Coordinates: 47°38′14″N 2°07′29″W / 47.6372°N 2.1247°W / 47.6372; -2.1247
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Vannes
Canton Guer
Intercommunality Pays de Redon
Government
  Mayor (2008—2014) Michel Pierre
Area1 8.44 km2 (3.26 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,337
  Density 160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 56223 /56350
Elevation 1–81 m (3.3–265.7 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Jean-la-Poterie (Breton: Sant-Yann-ar-Wern) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

Geography

The river Arz forms part of the commune's northern border, then flows into the Oust, which forms most of its eastern boundary.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Saint-Jean-la-Poterie are called in French Potians.

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