Saint-Pierre-Quiberon

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Saint-Pierre-Quiberon
Coat of arms of Saint-Pierre-Quiberon
Saint-Pierre-Quiberon (France)
Saint-Pierre-Quiberon
region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Lorient
Canton Quiberon
Community association Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Coordinates 47 ° 31 ′  N , 3 ° 8 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 31 ′  N , 3 ° 8 ′  W
height 0-26 m
surface 7.54 km 2
Residents 2,060 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 273 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 56510
INSEE code
Website www.saintpierrequiberon.fr

Saint-Pierre-Quiberon (Breton: Sant-Per-Kiberen ) is a French commune in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . It is located in the Arrondissement of Lorient and in the Canton of Quiberon .

location

The community on the Atlantic is 8.54 square kilometers and is located with most of the community on the south-extending Quiberon peninsula on the south coast of Brittany at a maximum of 26 m above sea level (Kergroix community). The municipality is crossed by the department road 768 coming from Plouharnel and the Auray – Quiberon railway line .

Community structure

Saint-Pierre-Quiberon has 2060 inhabitants in its 17 localities (as of January 1, 2017). The municipalities include Penthièvre, Portivy, Kerhostin, Runaron, Le Roch, Keraude, Le Praner, Kergroix, Kermahé, Kerdavid (the center of the municipality), Keridenvel, Kerbourgnec , Kervihan, Kerboulevin and Le Rohu (formed from Petit Rohu and Grand Rohu). Some of them are coastal towns with bathing beaches and fishing villages. The original name of the municipality was Saint-Pierre; "Quiberon" was added in 1856. Quiberon itself, located in the south of the peninsula, is a separate municipality.

population

Number of inhabitants
year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Residents 1 924 2 012 1 984 2 026 2 184 2 165 2 204

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Pierre-Quiberon

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 853-858.

Web links

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