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Quiberon
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Quiberon (; , ) is a commune in the French department of Morbihan, administrative region of Brittany, western France.
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Quiberon is a commune in France, situated within the Morbihan department and the arrondissement of Lorient. It serves as the capital of the canton of Quiberon and shares a border with Saint-Pierre-Quiberon. The town is located in the Brittany region, with an elevation of 33 meters above sea level. Its official name is Quiberon, and it occupies an area of 8.83 square kilometers.
The population of Quiberon is recorded as 5,073, comprising 2,170 males and 2,571 females. The commune uses the postal code 56170. Quiberon is twinned with Kempten, Josselin, Le Grand-Bornand, and Looe. It is described in The Nuttall Encyclopædia.
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Place details
- Locality
- Port Maria
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 5,430
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Quiberon
- French commune.native name
- Kiberen
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Quiberon - Plage (1).jpg
- French commune.caption
- The beach at Quiberon
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason quiberon.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lorient
- French commune.canton
- Quiberon
- French commune.INSEE
- 56186
- French commune.postal code
- 56170
- French commune.mayor
- Patrick Le Roux
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
- French commune.elevation m
- 15
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 33
- French commune.area km2
- 8.83
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
Get in
By train from Paris. To get there you should take a TGV-Express from Gare de Montparnasse that will bring you to Auray town, where there is a connection with a bus directly to Quiberon (in July and August there is a train from Auray to Quiberon). In order to find a bus stop you should leave the railway station and go to the right, it is situated a bit aside.
The tickets for the whole route can be bought at the Montparnasse railway station (the approximate price for return ticket is €135/person, people younger than 25 years old get a price reduction). Before getting into the train you should stamp your ticket in a yellow machine that are situated a bit aside from the platforms. It is also possible to buy a ticket only to Auray and to pay there to the bus driver on-site. The duration of one way is 4 hr 55 min.
See
Côte sauvage - so called wild coast, where the ocean waves beat the stones, where it is forbidden to swim because of life-danger, where you can see picturesque landscapes.
Do
Surfing in the Atlantic ocean Spa-procedures Sunbathing on the Grande Plage
Buy
In the centre of the town, the small shops are open even on winter Sundays (at least in the morning). As a souvenir it is interesting to buy cider and sardines.
Sleep
There are a lot of small hotels and houses with apartments to be rent alongside the coast.
Go next
Belle Île — from Quiberon it is possible (also in winter) to take a ferry and to get to the island, well-known resort.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Monuments
- Transport
- Population
- Twinning
- Use in popular culture
- Climate
- See also
- References
- External links
Quiberon (; , ) is a commune in the French department of Morbihan, administrative region of Brittany, western France.
It is on the southern part of the Quiberon peninsula, the northern part being the commune of Saint-Pierre-Quiberon. It is primarily known as a seaside resort for French tourists during summer, and for its history of sardine production.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Quiberon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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