Canton of Quiberon
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
Quiberon | |
|---|---|
 Location of the canton of Quiberon within Morbihan | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| No. of communes | 16 |
| Established | 15 February 1790 |
| Seat | Quiberon |
| Government | |
| • Representatives (2021–2028) | Karine Bellec (DVD) Gérard Pierre (LR)[1] |
| Area | 277.40 km2 (107.10 sq mi) |
| Population | 37,127 |
| • Density | 134/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 56 17 |
Composition
Composition before 2015
Prior to 2015 the Canton of Quiberon grouped together 7 distinct communes.
| 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]
| 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
- "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 December 2022.
- "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- "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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