Berné

Berné (Berne in Breton) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in northwestern France.

Population
Inhabitants of Berné are called Bernéens.

Geography
Berné is located in the western part of Morbihan, 28 km north of Lorient, 32 km west of Pontivy and 40 km northwest of Vannes. The commune is wooded and hilly. The forest of Pontcallec cover a large part of the commune's area. The river Scorff forms the commune's eastern and southern borders.

Second world war
Seventeen french resistance fighters were shot dead by the german soldiers in the Landordu wood. Some victims were buried alive. Their bodies were exhumed on July 6, 1944.