Saint-Pierre-Quiberon
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region | Brittany | |
Department | Morbihan | |
Arrondissement | Lorient | |
Canton | Quiberon | |
Community association | Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique | |
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 | 56234 | |
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
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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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
- Fort de Penthièvre , built according to the Vauban system,
- Kermahé: statue of Notre-Dame des Flots (1889)
- Kerbourgnec: Alignement ( rows of menhirs )
- Roc'h en Aud , dolmen
- Portivy: La chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Lotivy (11th century, reconstructed in the 19th century); Fishing port
- Mané-Becker-Noz tumulus south of 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
- Saint-Pierre-Quiberon commune (French)