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Quimper Bretagne Occidentale
Communauté d'agglomération Quimper Bretagne Occidentale is an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Quimper. It is located in the Finistère department, in the Brittany region, western France. It was created in January 2017. Its seat is in Quimper.Fiche signalétique CA Quimper Bretagne Occidentale BANATIC Its area is 479.4 km2. Its population was 100,196 in 2017, of which 62,985 in Quimper proper.Comparateur de territoire [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quimper
Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Administration Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department. Geography 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, northwest of Lorient, west of Rennes, and west-southwest of Paris. Climate Quimper has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Quimper is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in February, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Quimper was on 30 June 1976; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 13 January 1987. Etymology The name ''Quimper'' comes from the Breton ''kemper'', meaning "confluent". History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guengat
Guengat () is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Guengat are called in French ''Guengatais''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Mayors of Finistère Association Communes of Finistère {{Finistère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quéménéven
Quéménéven (; br, Kemeneven) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Notable monuments include the Quéménéven Parish close in the village centre, and the Kergoat chapel in the hamlet Kergoat. Population Inhabitants of Quéménéven are called in French ''Quéménévenois''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Official website * Mayors of Finistère Association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pluguffan
Pluguffan (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Pluguffan are called in French ''Pluguffanais''. See also * Quimper - Cornouaille Airport Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Administration Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department. Geography Th ... * Communes of the Finistère department * Krampouz References External links Official website*Mayors of Finistère Association Communes of Finistère {{Finistère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plonéis
Plonéis (; br, Ploneiz) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Plonéis are called in French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ... ''Plonéisiens''. See also * Communes of the Finistère department References External links Official website *Mayors of Finistère Association Communes of Finistère {{Finistère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plomelin
Plomelin (; ''Ploveilh'' in Breton) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It lies near the Odet river, about southwest of Quimper. International relations Plomelin is twinned with the village of Crymych in Wales and the village of in Germany. Population Inhabitants of Plomelin are called in French ''Plomelinois''. Breton language The municipality launched a linguistic plan concerning the Breton language through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 3 July 2008. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Buckwheat whisky, produced in Plomelin by ''Distillerie des Menhirs''. ...
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Plogonnec
Plogonnec (; ) is a commune and small town in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It is about north west of Quimper and east of Douarnenez. The town is twinned with Llandysul in Wales. Geography The town is situated in a hilly area about inland from the fishing port of Douarnenez. Quimper is about to the south east and the N165 Brest to Nantes trunk road lies between Plogonnec and Quimper. The lowest part of the commune is the River Névet, the town is at an altitude of and the commune rises in the north to an altitude of on the slopes of the Montagne de Locronan. Panoramic views to the coast are available from the Montagne du Prieuré. The total area of the commune is around . Much of the land is agricultural but there are several protected areas of woodland. To the west is the extensive Bois du Nevet which offers opportunities for hiking. History The Seigneures of Névet headed a clan and were one of the oldest and most influential families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locronan
Locronan (; br, Lokorn) is a Communes of France, commune in the Finistère Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in north-western France, with a population of 800. Locronan is a member of the ''Les Plus Beaux Villages de France'' ("The most beautiful villages of France") association. Toponymy The village's name means the "hermitage of Ronan", from the Breton ''lok'' which means hermitage (religious retreat), hermitage, and after the eponymous founder Saint Ronan of Locronan, Ronan. It has previously been known as ''Saint-René-du-Bois''. Saint Ronan is greatly venerated in Brittany. He was an Irish people, Irish Christianity, Christian missionary of the 6th century who came to the region to teach the people. As his association with Locronan is close, some of his relics are kept in the parish church. History Locronan is a small town built at the foot of a hill. It was granted town status in 1505 by Anne of Brittany, who went there on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langolen
Langolen () is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The commune takes its name from Saint Collen, a 7th-century monk who is associated with the town of Llangollen in Wales and also with Cornwall. Population Inhabitants of Langolen are called in French ''Langolinois''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Official website * Mayors of Finistère Association [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landudal
Landudal (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Finistère Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in north-western France. The writer Angèle Jacq, winner of the Cezam Prix Littéraire Inter CE in 2000 for her novel ''Le voyage de Jabel'', was born in Landudal, as was the famed explorer Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec. Population Inhabitants of Landudal are called in French language, French ''Landudalais''. See also * Communes of the Finistère department References External links Official website * Mayors of Finistère Association Communes of Finistère {{Finistère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landrévarzec
Landrévarzec (; br, Landrevarzeg) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Landrévarzec are called in French ''Landrévarzécois''. Breton language The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 7 November 2008. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022):Official website * Mayors of Finistère Association [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ergué-Gabéric
Ergué-Gabéric (; ''An Erge Vras'' in Breton) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It lies on the Odet river. The businessman and publisher Gwenn-Aël Bolloré was born in the commune. Population International relations It is twinned with Stratton, Cornwall. Sights The church of Saint Gwenhael has a 17th century organ by Thomas Dallam II and his son Toussaint. Breton language In 2008, 6.62% of primary-school children attended bilingual schools, where Breton language is taught alongside French. Twinning Ergue-Gaberic is twinned with Bude–Stratton in Cornwall, England. See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2022): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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