Canton of Quiberon

Quiberon
Canton
Location of the canton of Quiberon within Morbihan
Location of the canton of Quiberon within Morbihan
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
No. of communes16
Established15 February 1790
SeatQuiberon
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 code56 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]

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 Code Total area

(km2)

Population

(2012)

Density

(per km2)

Quiberon

(Canton seat)

56186 56170 8.83 5,008 567
Carnac 56034 56340 32.71 4,204 129
Hœdic 56085 56170 2.08 121 58
Île-d'Houat 56086 56170 2.91 249 86
Plouharnel 56168 56340 18.32 2,126 116
Saint-Pierre-Quiberon 56234 56510 7.54 2,116 281
La Trinité-sur-Mer 56258 56470 6.20 1,635 264

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 Intercommunality Total area

(km2)

Population

(2014)

Density

(per km2)

Quiberon

(Canton seat)

56186 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 8.83 4,963 562
Carnac 56034 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 32.71 4,212 129
Belz 56013 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 15.67 3,655 233
Erdeven 56054 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 30.64 3,553 116
Locoal-Mendon 56119 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 39.97 3,322 83
Ploemel 56161 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 25.16 2,761 110
Le Palais 56152 CC of Belle-Île-en-Mer 17.43 2,580 148
Plouharnel 56168 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 18.32 2,138 117
Saint-Pierre-Quiberon 56234 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 7.54 2,101 279
Étel 56055 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 1.74 1,948 1,120
La Trinité-sur-Mer 56258 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 6.20 1,633 263
Bangor 56009 CC of Belle-Île-en-Mer 25.54 972 38
Sauzon 56241 CC of Belle-Île-en-Mer 22.11 932 42
Locmaria 56114 CC of Belle-Île-en-Mer 20.55 859 42
Île-d'Houat 56086 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 2.91 242 83
Hœdic 56085 Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique 2.08 113 54
Canton de Quiberon 5617 277.40 36,698

(2019)

132

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. ^ a b "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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