Canton of Quiberon

Canton of Quiberon
Canton of Quiberon
Canton
	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 (2015-2021)	Karine Bellec (DVD); Gérard Pierre (LR)
Area	277.40 km2 (107.10 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	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]

Location of the canton of Quiberon in Morbihan prior to 2015

Composition[]

Since 2015 the canton has consisted of the following communes:^[2]

List of communes of the canton of Quiberon
Name	INSEE code	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[]

^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Décret n° 2014-215 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Morbihan | Legifrance". Retrieved 2017-07-12.

Coordinates: 47°29′N 3°07′W / 47.48°N 3.12°W / 47.48; -3.12

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[1] "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.

[decret-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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