Canton of Quiberon

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Quiberon
Canton
Morbihan - Canton Quiberon 2015.svg
Location of the canton of Quiberon within Morbihan
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Morbihan
No. of  communes 16
Established15 February 1790
Seat Quiberon
Government
 •  Representatives (2021–2028) Karine Bellec (DVD)
Gérard Pierre (LR) [1]
Area
277.40 km2 (107.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
37,471
 • Density135/km2 (350/sq mi)
INSEE code 56 17

The Canton of Quiberon (French : canton de Quiberon; Breton : Kanton Kiberen) is an administrative division of the Morbihan department, northwestern France. Its borders were modified at the 2014 French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Quiberon. [3]

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Location of the canton of Quiberon in Morbihan prior to 2015 Canton de Quiberon(Position).png
Location of the canton of Quiberon in Morbihan prior to 2015

Composition

Composition before 2015

Prior to 2015 the Canton of Quiberon grouped together 7 distinct communes.

List of communes of the Canton of Quiberon prior to the 2014 cantonal redistribution
Name INSEE code Postal CodeTotal area

(km2)

Population

(2012)

Density

(per km2)

Quiberon

(Canton seat)

56186561708.835,008567
Carnac 560345634032.714,204129
Hœdic 56085561702.0812158
Île-d'Houat 56086561702.9124986
Plouharnel 561685634018.322,126116
Saint-Pierre-Quiberon 56234565107.542,116281
La Trinité-sur-Mer 56258564706.201,635264

Composition since 2015

The Canton of Quiberon currently consists of 16 communes in their entirety. [3]

List of communes of the canton of Quiberon on 1 January 2022
Name INSEE code IntercommunalityTotal area

(km2)

Population

(2014)

Density

(per km2)

Quiberon

(Canton seat)

56186 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 8.834,963562
Carnac 56034 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 32.714,212129
Belz 56013 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 15.673,655233
Erdeven 56054 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 30.643,553116
Locoal-Mendon 56119 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 39.973,32283
Ploemel 56161 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 25.162,761110
Le Palais 56152 CC of Belle-Île-en-Mer 17.432,580148
Plouharnel 56168 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 18.322,138117
Saint-Pierre-Quiberon 56234 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 7.542,101279
Étel 56055 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 1.741,9481,120
La Trinité-sur-Mer 56258 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 6.201,633263
Bangor 56009 CC of Belle-Île-en-Mer 25.5497238
Sauzon 56241 CC of Belle-Île-en-Mer 22.1193242
Locmaria 56114 CC of Belle-Île-en-Mer 20.5585942
Île-d'Houat 56086 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 2.9124283
Hœdic 56085 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 2.0811354
Canton de Quiberon5617277.4036,698

(2019)

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Décret n° 2014-215 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Morbihan | Legifrance" . Retrieved 2017-07-12.

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