Arrondissement of Quimper explained

Type:arr
Quimper
Insee:294
Nbcomm:84
Prefecture:y
Seat:Quimper
Area:2249.6

The arrondissement of Quimper (Breton: arondisamant Kemper) is an arrondissement of France in the Finistère department, Brittany. It has 84 communes. Its population is 322,740 (2016), and its area is 2249.6km2.[1]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Quimper, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Arzano (29002)
  2. Audierne (29003)
  3. Bannalec (29004)
  4. Baye (29005)
  5. Bénodet (29006)
  6. Beuzec-Cap-Sizun (29008)
  7. Briec (29020)
  8. Cléden-Cap-Sizun (29028)
  9. Clohars-Carnoët (29031)
  10. Clohars-Fouesnant (29032)
  11. Combrit (29037)
  12. Concarneau (29039)
  13. Confort-Meilars (29145)
  14. Douarnenez (29046)
  15. Edern (29048)
  16. Elliant (29049)
  17. Ergué-Gabéric (29051)
  18. La Forêt-Fouesnant (29057)
  19. Fouesnant (29058)
  20. Gouesnac'h (29060)
  21. Goulien (29063)
  22. Gourlizon (29065)
  23. Guengat (29066)
  24. Guiler-sur-Goyen (29070)
  25. Guilligomarc'h (29071)
  26. Guilvinec (29072)
  27. Île-de-Sein (29083)
  28. Île-Tudy (29085)
  29. Le Juch (29087)
  30. Kerlaz (29090)
  31. Landrévarzec (29106)
  32. Landudal (29107)
  33. Landudec (29108)
  34. Langolen (29110)
  35. Locronan (29134)
  36. Loctudy (29135)
  37. Locunolé (29136)
  38. Mahalon (29143)
  39. Melgven (29146)
  40. Mellac (29147)
  41. Moëlan-sur-Mer (29150)
  42. Névez (29153)
  43. Penmarch (29158)
  44. Peumerit (29159)
  45. Pleuven (29161)
  46. Plobannalec-Lesconil (29165)
  47. Plogastel-Saint-Germain (29167)
  48. Plogoff (29168)
  49. Plogonnec (29169)
  50. Plomelin (29170)
  51. Plomeur (29171)
  52. Plonéis (29173)
  53. Plonéour-Lanvern (29174)
  54. Plouhinec (29197)
  55. Plovan (29214)
  56. Plozévet (29215)
  57. Pluguffan (29216)
  58. Pont-Aven (29217)
  59. Pont-Croix (29218)
  60. Pont-l'Abbé (29220)
  61. Pouldergat (29224)
  62. Pouldreuzic (29225)
  63. Poullan-sur-Mer (29226)
  64. Primelin (29228)
  65. Quéménéven (29229)
  66. Querrien (29230)
  67. Quimper (29232)
  68. Quimperlé (29233)
  69. Rédené (29234)
  70. Riec-sur-Bélon (29236)
  71. Rosporden (29241)
  72. Saint-Évarzec (29247)
  73. Saint-Jean-Trolimon (29252)
  74. Saint-Thurien (29269)
  75. Saint-Yvi (29272)
  76. Scaër (29274)
  77. Tourch (29281)
  78. Treffiagat (29284)
  79. Tréguennec (29292)
  80. Trégunc (29293)
  81. Tréméoc (29296)
  82. Tréméven (29297)
  83. Tréogat (29298)
  84. Le Trévoux (29300)

History

The arrondissement of Quimper was created in 1800.[3] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Finistère, it gained three communes from the arrondissement of Châteaulin.[4]

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:[5]

  1. Arzano
  2. Bannalec
  3. Briec
  4. Concarneau
  5. Douarnenez
  6. Fouesnant
  7. Guilvinec
  8. Plogastel-Saint-Germain
  9. Pont-Aven
  10. Pont-Croix
  11. Pont-l'Abbé
  12. Quimper-1
  13. Quimper-2
  14. Quimper-3
  15. Quimperlé
  16. Rosporden
  17. Scaër

References

47.9833°N -10°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019. 2019-09-30. INSEE.
  2. Web site: Arrondissement de Quimper (294). 2019-09-30. INSEE.
  3. http://splaf.free.fr/29his.html Historique du Finistère
  4. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 1 December 2016. 2019-10-10.
  5. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep29.pdf Populations légales 2012: 29 Finistère

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