Quimper
Quimper
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Prefecture and commune | |
The river Odet in the centre of Quimper | |
Location of Quimper | |
| Coordinates: 47°59′48″N 4°05′47″W / 47.9967°N 4.0964°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Finistère |
| Arrondissement | Quimper |
| Canton | Quimper-1 and 2 |
| Intercommunality | Quimper Bretagne Occidentale |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Isabelle Assih |
Area 1 | 84.45 km2 (32.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 64,530 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 29232 /29000 |
| Elevation | −5–151 m (−16–495 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Quimper (US: /kæ̃ˈpɛər/, French: [kɛ̃pɛʁ] ⓘ; Breton: Kemper [ˈkẽmpəʁ]; Latin: Civitas Aquilonia or Corisopitum) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.