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Arrondissement Of Quimper
The arrondissement of Quimper ( br, 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 . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Quimper, and their INSEE codes, are: # Arzano (29002) # Audierne (29003) # Bannalec (29004) # Baye (29005) # Bénodet (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 Forêt-Fouesnant (29057) # Fouesnant (29058) # Gouesnac'h (29060) # Goulien (29063) # Gourlizon (29065) # Guengat (29066) # Guiler-sur-Goyen (29070) # Guilligomarc'h (29071) # Guilvinec (29072) # Île-de-Sein (29083) # Île-Tudy (29085) # Le Juch (29087) # Kerlaz (29090) # Landrévarzec (29106) # Landudal (29107) # Landudec (291 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quimper
Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Administration Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department. Geography The city was built on the confluence of the Steir, Odet and Jet rivers. Route National 165, D785, D765 and D783 were constructed to intersect here, northwest of Lorient, west of Rennes, and west-southwest of Paris. Climate Quimper has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Quimper is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in February, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Quimper was on 30 June 1976; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 13 January 1987. Etymology The name ''Quimper'' comes from the Breton ''kemper'', meaning "confluent". History Qui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clohars-Fouesnant
Clohars-Fouesnant (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Clohars-Fouesnant are called in French ''Cloharsiens''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Mayors of Finistère Association Communes of Finistère {{Finistère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guengat
Guengat () is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Guengat are called in French ''Guengatais''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Mayors of Finistère Association Communes of Finistère {{Finistère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gourlizon
Gourlizon (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Gourlizon are called in French ''Gourlizonnais''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Official website * Mayors of Finistère Association ; Communes of Finistère {{Finistère-g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goulien
Goulien (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Goulien are called in French ''Goulienois''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Mayors of Finistère Association Communes of Finistère Populated coastal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gouesnac'h
Gouesnac'h () is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France. Geography The small village of Gouesnac'h is located between the Quimper (mediaeval town)/Bénodet (seaside resort) road and the wonderful Odet The Odet ( br, Oded) is a river in western France (Finistère department), which runs from Saint-Goazec (near Leuhan, in the Montagnes Noires of Brittany) into the Atlantic Ocean at Bénodet. The name of the town of Bénodet comes from the river ... River. Map History Celtic presence before the Roman invasion. Roman defensive place. Medieval activities and several Catholic foundations. Sights With breath-taking views of the entire area, the Boutiguéry Park is dedicated to rhododendrons (30,000 plants) and azaleas. *Church Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul (1630) *Chapel Notre-Dame du Vray Secours (1729) *Chapel Sainte-Barbe (ruins) *Chapel Cadou, Saint-Cadou (1578) *Chapel Saint-Maudet *5th-7th centuries oratorio (ruins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fouesnant
__NOTOC__ Fouesnant (; ''Fouenant'' or ''Fouen'' in Breton) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Fouesnant is bordered to the south by the Baie de La Forêt. It lies on the south coast of Finistère and is bordered by the communes of: Bénodet and Pleuven to the west, Saint-Évarzec to the north, and La Forêt-Fouesnant to the east. It has 15 km of coastline on its south side, with a long beach running west between the headlands of Beg-Meil and Mousterlin, as well as the idyllic Cap-Coz just to the east at the top of the Baie de la Foret, making it a popular tourist destination. The town is at the heart of a very fertile area, is well-endowed with orchards and is regarded as the source of the very best Breton cider. Every July this is celebrated with the 'Fete des Pommiers' (Festival of the Apple Trees), an event that takes over the town centre with music, dance and various competitions. Fouesnant hosts a popular street market in and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Forêt-Fouesnant
La Forêt-Fouesnant (; or simply ''Ar Forest'') is a commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. La Forêt-Fouesnant is bordered to the south by the Baie de La Forêt. Population Inhabitants of La Forêt-Fouesnant are called ''Forestois''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Official website * Mayors of Finistère Association [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ergué-Gabéric
Ergué-Gabéric (; ''An Erge Vras'' in Breton) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It lies on the Odet river. The businessman and publisher Gwenn-Aël Bolloré was born in the commune. Population International relations It is twinned with Stratton, Cornwall. Sights The church of Saint Gwenhael has a 17th century organ by Thomas Dallam II and his son Toussaint. Breton language In 2008, 6.62% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French. Twinning Ergue-Gaberic is twinned with Bude–Stratton in Cornwall, England. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliant
Elliant (; br, Eliant) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France. It lies west of Quimper. Population In French the inhabitants of Elliant are known as ''Elliantais''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Mayors of Finistère Association Communes of Finistère {{Finistère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edern, Finistère
Edern (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Geography Climate Edern has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Edern is . The average annual rainfall is with January as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Edern was on 9 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 2 January 1997. Population Inhabitants of Edern are called in French ''Édernois''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douarnenez
Douarnenez (, ; meaning ''douar'' (land) ''an enez'' (the island) or land of the island), is a commune in the French department of Finistère, region of Brittany, northwestern France. It is located at the mouth of the Pouldavid River, an estuary on the southern shore of Douarnenez Bay in the Atlantic Ocean, north-west of Quimper. The population in 2008 was 15,066. It has declined since the mid-20th century because of jobs lost from declines in the fishing industry. But it still has fish canning facilities (sardines and mackerel) although sardine fishing, for which the town became famous, has fallen off in recent years. Douarnenez has a growing tourist industry, with numerous visitors attracted annually to its pleasant location and warm climate, and also because of its marinas, maritime museum, regattas and sandy beaches. The island of Tristan off Douarnenez can be reached by foot at low tide. It is linked to the legend of Tristan and Iseult from the times of King Arthur. Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
