Questembert

Questembert
region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Vannes
Canton	Questembert (main town)
Community association	Questembert Community
Coordinates	47 ° 40 ′ N , 2 ° 27 ′ W Coordinates: 47 ° 40 ′ N , 2 ° 27 ′ W
height	27–128 m
surface	66.38 km 2
Residents	7,585 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	114 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	56230
INSEE code	56184
Website	http://www.mairie-questembert.fr/
	; Questembert Market Hall

Questembert (Breton: Kistreberzh) is a French municipality with 7585 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany , about 21 km from Vannes station. Questembert is the capital of the canton of the same name .

location

Questembert is located in the southwest of the Morbihan department inland, approx. 13 km from the coast. Neighboring municipalities are (clockwise): Noyal-Muzillac in the south, Berric , Sulniac and La Vraie-Croix in the west, Larré , Molac and Pluherlin in the north, and Malansac and Limerzel in the east.

history

In 888 the battle of Questembert took place in the municipality , in which King Alain I the Great defeated the Normans together with the Count of Rennes Judicael .

Population development

year	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007
Residents	4209	4661	4961	5076	5717	6720

Source: INSEE

Approx. 27% of the population are 0–19 years old, another 55% of the population are between 20 and 64 years old.

Economy and Transport

economy

Approx. 5% of the workforce work in agriculture. Another 20% are employed in industry and around 13% in construction. Approx. 38% of the employed work in the service sector and the remaining approx. 25% in public administration including health care and social institutions.

Questembert's economy is mainly characterized by small businesses. In 2009 only 9 companies (or: approx. 1.5%) had more than 50 employees. Furthermore, more than 50% of the local businesses belonged to the service sector, and approx. 15% to the construction trade or industry.

traffic

Questembert (more precisely: the district of Bel-Air) is located on the D 775, which leads from Vannes to Redon .

The Savenay – Landerneau railway also runs through the community of Questembert. Questembert train station is in the Bel-Air district. This is where the SNCF trains from Vannes to Redon stop . The former Questembert – Ploërmel railway has been used as a cycle path since 2002.

The nearest airports are around 90–100 km away and are in Rennes , Lorient and Nantes .

The current southern end of the long-distance cycle route from Saint-Malo to the Rhuys peninsula is in the Bel-Air district .

Attractions

The 56 m long and around 16 m wide market hall was built from oak in 1675. The hall consists of a single nave with 17 cross braces. The previous building of the hall dates back to 1552.