The arrondissement of Quimper ( br, arondisamant Kemper) is an arrondissement of France in the Finistère

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

, 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 Bannalec (; br, Banaleg) is a commune in the Finistère department in the Brittany region in northwestern France. Bannalec station has rail connections to Quimper, Lorient and Vannes. Bannalec is twinned with the Irish town of Castleisland. Geog ...

(29004) # Baye (29005) # Bénodet (29006) # Beuzec-Cap-Sizun (29008) #

Briec Briec (, formerly ''Briec-de-l'Odet''; br, Brieg) is a commune in the Finistère department in the region of Brittany in north-western France. Sights * Calvary at Saint-Vennec, (1556) *Chapelle de la Madeleine, 16th century *Chapelle de Sainte-C ...

(29020) # Cléden-Cap-Sizun (29028) #

Clohars-Carnoët Clohars-Carnoët (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The beach resort of Le Pouldu, with the beaches of Bellangenet and Kerrou, is located in the town. Geography The commune has two small harbours: ...

(29031) # Clohars-Fouesnant (29032) #

Combrit Combrit () is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Artists such as Lucien Simon Lucien Joseph Simon (1861 – 1945) was a French painter and teacher born in Paris. Early life and education Simon was bo ...

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Concarneau Concarneau (, meaning ''Bay of Cornouaille'') is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Concarneau is bordered to the west by the Baie de La Forêt. The town has two distinct areas: the modern town on the main ...

(29039) # Confort-Meilars (29145) # Douarnenez (29046) # Edern (29048) # Elliant (29049) # Ergué-Gabéric (29051) # La Forêt-Fouesnant (29057) # Fouesnant (29058) #

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 th ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 2 ...

(29066) # Guiler-sur-Goyen (29070) #

Guilligomarc'h Guilligomarc'h () is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Guilligomarc'h are called in French ''Guillogomarc'hois''. Geography Guilligomarc'h is located in southeastern part ...

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Guilvinec Guilvinec or Le Guilvinec (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The commune was created in 1880 from part of the commune Plomeur. Population Inhabitants of Guilvinec are called in French ''Guilvinis ...

(29072) # Île-de-Sein (29083) #

Île-Tudy Île-Tudy (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Île-Tudy are called in French ''Îliens''. History The United States Navy established a naval air station on 14 March 1918 ...

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Le Juch Le Juch (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France. Population In French the inhabitants of Le Juch are known as ''Juchois''. Breton language The municipality launched a lingui ...

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Kerlaz Kerlaz (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. It extends over an area of 11.39 km2. In 2017 the commune had 799 inhabitants (density: 69.8 inhabitants/km2).Landrévarzec Landrévarzec (; br, Landrevarzeg) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Landrévarzec are called in French ''Landrévarzécois''. Breton language The municipality launched ...

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Landudal Landudal (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The writer Angèle Jacq, winner of the Cezam Prix Littéraire Inter CE in 2000 for her novel ''Le voyage de Jabel'', was born in Landudal, as was the f ...

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Landudec Landudec (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Landudec are called in French ''Landudecois''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of ...

(29108) # Langolen (29110) #

Locronan Locronan (; br, Lokorn) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France, with a population of 800. Locronan is a member of the ''Les Plus Beaux Villages de France'' ("The most beautiful villages of France") associat ...

(29134) # Loctudy (29135) #

Locunolé Locunolé (; br, Lokunole) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Toponymy From the Breton ''loc'' which means hermitage and 'unolé' which derive from Saint Guénolé. Geography The village centre i ...

(29136) # Mahalon (29143) # Melgven (29146) #

Mellac Mellac (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Mellac are called in French ''Mellacois''. Geography The village centre is located northeast of Quimperlé. Historically, ...

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Moëlan-sur-Mer Moëlan-sur-Mer (, literally ''Moëlan on Sea''; br, Molan) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France. Population In French the inhabitants of Moëlan-sur-Mer are known as ''Moëla ...

(29150) # Névez (29153) #

Penmarch Penmarch (, ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany, northwestern France.Peumerit Peumerit (; ) formerly Peumérit,Since 1 August 2012, is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Peumerit are called in French ''Peumeritois''. History Modern period This munic ...

(29159) # Pleuven (29161) #

Plobannalec-Lesconil Plobannalec-Lesconil (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Plobannalec-Lesconil are called in French ''Lesconilois'' or ''Plobannalecois''. See also *Communes of the Fini ...

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Plogastel-Saint-Germain Plogastel-Saint-Germain (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Plogastel-Saint-Germain are called in French ''Plogastellois''. See also *Communes of the Finistère departme ...

(29167) # Plogoff (29168) #

Plogonnec Plogonnec (; ) is a commune and small town in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It is about north west of Quimper and east of Douarnenez. The town is twinned with Llandysul in Wales. Geography The town is situate ...

(29169) # Plomelin (29170) #

Plomeur Plomeur (; ) is a commune in the Bigouden region of Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Plomeur is situated between the larger communes of Penmarc'h to the South-West, Guilvinec and Treffiagat to the South, as well as Po ...

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Plonéis Plonéis (; br, Ploneiz) is a Communes of France, commune in the Finistère Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Plonéis are called in French languag ...

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Plonéour-Lanvern Plonéour-Lanvern (; br, Ploneour-Lanwern) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Toponymy and originate The name Plonéour means in Breton Saint Enéour's plou (parish), to which was added the name of ...

(29174) # Plouhinec (29197) #

Plovan Plovan (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Plovan are called in French ''Plovanais''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 277 ...

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Plozévet Plozévet () is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Plozévet is twinned with the village of Hartland, Devon, UK. Population Inhabitants of Plozévet are called in French ''Plozévetiens''. Geography P ...

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Pluguffan Pluguffan (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Finistère Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Pluguffan are called in French ''Pluguffanais''. ...

(29216) # Pont-Aven (29217) #

Pont-Croix Pont-Croix (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Finistère Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in north-western France. The town lies about from Audierne on the road to Douarnenez and is connec ...

(29218) # Pont-l'Abbé (29220) # Pouldergat (29224) #

Pouldreuzic Pouldreuzic (; , ) is a commune in the Finistère department, Brittany, northwestern France. The writer Pêr-Jakez Helias was born and lived here; the "Maison de Pierre-Jakez Hélias" is now a museum: an early 20th-century house illustrating th ...

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Poullan-sur-Mer Poullan-sur-Mer (, literally ''Poullan on Sea''; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Poullan-sur-Mer are called in French ''Poulannais''. See also *Communes of the Finist ...

(29226) # Primelin (29228) #

Quéménéven Quéménéven (; br, Kemeneven) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Notable monuments include the Quéménéven Parish close in the village centre, and the Kergoat chapel in the hamlet Kergoat. Popul ...

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Querrien Querrien (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Querrien are called in French ''Querriennois''. Geography The village centre is located north of Quimperlé. Neighbouring ...

(29230) # Quimper (29232) # Quimperlé (29233) #

Rédené Rédené (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The poet Gérard Le Gouic winner of the 1973 Prix Breizh and the 1980 Prix Antonin-Artaud was born in Rédené. Population Inhabitants of Rédené are ...

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Riec-sur-Bélon Riec-sur-Bélon (; br, Rieg) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.Rosporden Rosporden (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.Saint-Évarzec (29247) #

Saint-Jean-Trolimon Saint-Jean-Trolimon (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Saint-Jean-Trolimon are called in French ''Trolimonais''. Breton language The municipality launched a linguistic p ...

(29252) # Saint-Thurien (29269) #

Saint-Yvi Saint-Yvi (; before September 2005: ''Saint-Yvy'', ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.Scaër (29274) # Tourch (29281) #

Treffiagat Treffiagat (; ), also known as Treffiagat-Léchiagat, is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Treffiagat are called in French ''Treffiagatistes''. See also *Communes of the Finis ...

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Tréguennec Tréguennec (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Tréguennec are called in French ''Tréguennecois''. The Chapelle de Saint-Vio is named after Saint Vouga. See also *Com ...

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Trégunc Trégunc (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany, western France. Population Inhabitants of Trégunc are called in French ''Trégunois'' or ''Tréguncois''. Cultural heritage * Saint-Philibert's chapel (Trégunc): 16th- ...

(29293) # Tréméoc (29296) # Tréméven (29297) #

Tréogat Tréogat () is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Tréogat are called ''Tréogatais'' in French. See also * Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list ...

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Le Trévoux Le Trévoux (; br, An Treoù-Kerne) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Le Trévoux are called in French ''Trévoltois''. Map See also *Communes of the Finistère depart ...

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History

The arrondissement of Quimper was created in 1800.Historique du Finistère
/ref> At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Finistère, it gained three communes from the

arrondissement of Châteaulin The arrondissement of Châteaulin is an arrondissement of France in the Finistère department in the Brittany region. It has 57 communes. Its population is 82,403 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Châte ...

. 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:Populations légales 2012: 29 Finistère
INSEE # Arzano # Bannalec #

# Douarnenez # Fouesnant # Guilvinec # Plogastel-Saint-Germain # Pont-Aven # Pont-Croix # Pont-l'Abbé # Quimper-1 # Quimper-2 # Quimper-3 # Quimperlé # Rosporden # Scaër

References

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