Questembert

Questembert
Kistreberzh
Commune
Covered market
Covered market
Coat of arms of Questembert
Coat of arms
Location of Questembert
Questembert is located in France
Questembert
Questembert
Questembert is located in Brittany
Questembert
Questembert
Coordinates: 47°39′43″N 2°27′07″W / 47.662°N 2.452°W / 47.662; -2.452
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementVannes
CantonQuestembert
IntercommunalityQuestembert Communauté
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Boris Lemaire[1]
Area
1
66.38 km2 (25.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,001
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56184 /56230
Elevation27–128 m (89–420 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Questembert (French pronunciation: [kɛstɑ̃bɛʁ]; Breton: Kistreberzh) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.[3]

It is located approximately 25 km (16 mi) from Vannes.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Questembert are called Questembertois. Its population was 7,723 as of 2018.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,209—    
1975 4,661+1.47%
1982 4,961+0.90%
1990 5,076+0.29%
1999 5,727+1.35%
2007 6,720+2.02%
2012 7,449+2.08%
2017 7,585+0.36%
Source: INSEE[4]

Breton language

Inside covered market

In 2008, 3.61% of local children attended bilingual schools in primary education, learning partly in Breton.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue

External links

Questembert town hall
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