Canton of Quiberon
Canton of Quiberon | |
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Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Morbihan |
No. of communes | 16 |
Established | 15 February 1790 |
Seat | Quiberon |
Government | |
• Representatives (2015-2021) | Karine Bellec (DVD) Gérard Pierre (LR) |
Area | 277.40 km2 (107.10 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 36,380 |
• Density | 131/km2 (340/sq mi) |
INSEE code | 56 17 |
The canton of Quiberon (French: Canton de Quiberon) is an administrative division of the Morbihan department, northwestern France. Its borders were modified at the which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Quiberon.[2]
Composition[]
Since 2015 the canton has consisted of the following communes:[2]
Name | INSEE code | Intercommunality | Total area
(km2) |
Population | Density
(per km2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quiberon
(Canton seat) |
56186 | 8.83 | 4 963 (2014) | 562 | |
Carnac | 56034 | 32.71 | 4 212 (2014) | 129 | |
Belz | 56013 | 15.67 | 3 655 (2014) | 233 | |
Erdeven | 56054 | 30.64 | 3 553 (2014) | 116 | |
Locoal-Mendon | 56119 | 39.97 | 3 322 (2014) | 83 | |
Ploemel | 56161 | 25.16 | 2 761 (2014) | 110 | |
Le Palais | 56152 | 17.43 | 2 580 (2014) | 148 | |
Plouharnel | 56168 | 18.32 | 2 138 (2014) | 117 | |
Saint-Pierre-Quiberon | 56234 | 7.54 | 2 101 (2014) | 279 | |
Étel | 56055 | 1.74 | 1 948 (2014) | 1 120 | |
La Trinité-sur-Mer | 56258 | 6.20 | 1 633 (2014) | 263 | |
Bangor | 56009 | 25.54 | 972 (2014) | 38 | |
Sauzon | 56241 | 22.11 | 932 (2014) | 42 | |
Locmaria | 56114 | 20.55 | 859 (2014) | 42 | |
Île-d'Houat | 56086 | 2.91 | 242 (2014) | 83 | |
Hœdic | 56085 | 2.08 | 113 (2014) | 54 |
Prior to reorganisation, the canton consisted of the following 7 communes:
References[]
Categories:
- Cantons of Morbihan
- Morbihan geography stubs