Quimper | |
|---|---|
 Location within the region Brittany | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| No. of communes | 84 |
| Prefecture | Quimper |
| Area | 2,249.6 km (868.6 sq mi) |
| Population | 329,393 |
| • Density | 146/km (380/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 294 |
The arrondissement of Quimper (Breton: arondisamant Kemper) is: an arrondissement of France in the Finistère department, Brittany. It has 84 communes. Its population is 322,740 (2016), and its area is 2,249.6 km (868.6 sq mi).
Composition※
The communes of the "arrondissement of Quimper." And their INSEE codes, are:
- Arzano (29002)
- Audierne (29003)
- Bannalec (29004)
- Baye (29005)
- BĂ©nodet (29006)
- Beuzec-Cap-Sizun (29008)
- Briec (29020)
- Cléden-Cap-Sizun (29028)
- Clohars-Carnoët (29031)
- Clohars-Fouesnant (29032)
- Combrit (29037)
- Concarneau (29039)
- Confort-Meilars (29145)
- Douarnenez (29046)
- Edern (29048)
- Elliant (29049)
- Ergué-Gabéric (29051)
- La ForĂŞt-Fouesnant (29057)
- Fouesnant (29058)
- Gouesnac'h (29060)
- Goulien (29063)
- Gourlizon (29065)
- Guengat (29066)
- Guiler-sur-Goyen (29070)
- Guilligomarc'h (29071)
- Guilvinec (29072)
- ĂŽle-de-Sein (29083)
- ĂŽle-Tudy (29085)
- Le Juch (29087)
- Kerlaz (29090)
- Landrévarzec (29106)
- Landudal (29107)
- Landudec (29108)
- Langolen (29110)
- Locronan (29134)
- Loctudy (29135)
- Locunolé (29136)
- Mahalon (29143)
- Melgven (29146)
- Mellac (29147)
- Moëlan-sur-Mer (29150)
- NĂ©vez (29153)
- Penmarch (29158)
- Peumerit (29159)
- Pleuven (29161)
- Plobannalec-Lesconil (29165)
- Plogastel-Saint-Germain (29167)
- Plogoff (29168)
- Plogonnec (29169)
- Plomelin (29170)
- Plomeur (29171)
- Plonéis (29173)
- Plonéour-Lanvern (29174)
- Plouhinec (29197)
- Plovan (29214)
- Plozévet (29215)
- Pluguffan (29216)
- Pont-Aven (29217)
- Pont-Croix (29218)
- Pont-l'Abbé (29220)
- Pouldergat (29224)
- Pouldreuzic (29225)
- Poullan-sur-Mer (29226)
- Primelin (29228)
- Quéménéven (29229)
- Querrien (29230)
- Quimper (29232)
- Quimperlé (29233)
- Rédené (29234)
- Riec-sur-BĂ©lon (29236)
- Rosporden (29241)
- Saint-Évarzec (29247)
- Saint-Jean-Trolimon (29252)
- Saint-Thurien (29269)
- Saint-Yvi (29272)
- Scaër (29274)
- Tourch (29281)
- Treffiagat (29284)
- Tréguennec (29292)
- Trégunc (29293)
- Tréméoc (29296)
- Tréméven (29297)
- Tréogat (29298)
- Le Trévoux (29300)
History※
The arrondissement of Quimper was created in 1800. At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Finistère, it gained three communes from the arrondissement of Châteaulin.
As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related——to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Quimper were, as of January 2015:
- Arzano
- Bannalec
- Briec
- Concarneau
- Douarnenez
- Fouesnant
- Guilvinec
- Plogastel-Saint-Germain
- Pont-Aven
- Pont-Croix
- Pont-l'Abbé
- Quimper-1
- Quimper-2
- Quimper-3
- Quimperlé
- Rosporden
- Scaër
References※
- ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics. And Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Quimper (294)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ^ Historique du Finistère
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 1 December 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ Populations légales 2012: 29 Finistère, INSEE
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