Questembert

Questembert
Kistreberzh

Covered market

Coat of arms
Questembert

Coordinates: 47°39′44″N 2°27′06″W / 47.6622°N 2.4517°W / 47.6622; -2.4517Coordinates: 47°39′44″N 2°27′06″W / 47.6622°N 2.4517°W / 47.6622; -2.4517
Country France
Region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Vannes
Canton Questembert
Intercommunality Pays de Questembert
Government
  Mayor (2008—2014) Paul Paboeuf
Area1 66.38 km2 (25.63 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 5,727
  Density 86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 56184 / 56230
Elevation 27–128 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Questembert (Breton: Kistreberzh) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.

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

Demographics

Inhabitants of Questembert are called Questembertois. It was 7,404 as of the estimation of 2005.

Breton language

Inside covered market

In 2008, there 3.61% of local children attended bilingual schools in primary education, learning partly in Breton.[1]

See also

References

  1. (French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
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