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Arrondissement of Quimper, (prefecture of the Finistère department: Quimper) with 84 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 322,740 in 2016. History. In 1800 the arrondissements of Quimper, Brest, Châteaulin, Morlaix and Quimperlé were established. The arrondissement of Quimperlé was disbanded in 1926.
El distrito de Quimper es un distrito (en francés arrondissement) de Francia, que se localiza en el departamento de Finisterre (en francés Finistère ), de la región de Bretaña. Cuenta con 17 cantones y 82 comunas.
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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, 62 km (39 miles) northwest of Lorient, 181 km (112 mi) west of Rennes, and 486 km (302 mi) west-southwest of Paris.
Quimper is the ancient capital of Cornouaille, Brittany's most traditional region, and has a distinctive Breton Celtic character. Its name is the Breton word kemper (cognate to Welsh cymer), meaning "confluence". The town developed at the confluence of the rivers Le Steir and L'Odet. Shops and flags celebrate the region's Celticheritage. Quimper wa...
The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Quimper proper, in its geography at the given years. The commune of Quimper absorbed the former communes of Ergué-Armel, Kerfunteun and Penhars in 1959. Its inhabitants are called Quimpérois.
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhonegon 6 February 2008, to revive the teaching and use of Breton, the historic Celtic language of the region. In 2008, 4.61% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools.
Quimper has several schools. These include two Diwan pre-schools, two Diwan primary schools and one Diwan collège(all specialise in use of Breton). In total, 287 students here attended a Diwan school in 2003–2004.
While many French festivals are held in the summer season, Quimper has a winter festival: Les Hivernautes. In the summer, concerts are held on street corners, with pipers and accordion players. The Festival de Cornouaille, a cultural festival, is typically held in the last week of July.[citation needed]
Points of interest in Quimper include:[citation needed] 1. Quimper Cathedral and the nearby statue of Gradlon (looking in the direction of Ys) 2. Musée des Beaux-Arts (near the cathedral) 3. Several churches, including Locmaria, Saint-Mathieu, Kerfeunteun and Ergue-Armel. 4. The old town centre with mediaeval fortifications and houses 5. Faiencemus...
Public transport in Quimper is provided by QUB. The network consists of seven urban bus routes and 16 suburban bus routes. During the summer months of July and August, an additional "beach" bus route is open to service. The Gare de Quimper is the terminus of a TGV high-speed train line from Paris, which passes through Le Mans, Rennes and Vannes. Jo...
Quimper is the birthplace of: 1. Guillaume Hyacinthe Bougeant(1690–1743), Jesuit author 2. Louis Billouart, Chevalier de Kerlérec(1704–1770), last French governor of Louisiana 3. René Cardaliaguet(1875-2950), priest and writer 4. Élie Catherine Fréron(1718–1776), critic and controversialist 5. Franciscus Lé Livec de Trésurin (1726–1792), French Jes...
Lage des Arrondissements Quimper. in der Region Bretagne. Das Arrondissement Quimper ist ein Verwaltungsbezirk im französischen Département Finistère in der Region Bretagne. Es umfasst 82 Gemeinden. Hauptort (Sitz der Präfektur) ist Quimper .
L'arrondissement di Quimper è un arrondissement dipartimentale della Francia situato nel dipartimento del Finistère, nella regione della Bretagna.
