Quimper
Kemper (Breton) | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
![]() The river Odet in the centre 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[1] |
Area 1 | 84.45 km2 (32.61 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 63,642 |
• Density | 750/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/,[3] French: [kɛ̃pɛʁ] ; Breton: Kemper [ˈkẽmpəʁ]; Latin: Civitas Aquilonia or Corisopitum) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.