Questembert
Kistreberzh | |
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 Covered market | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Questembert | |
Questembert Questembert | |
| Coordinates: 47°39′43″N 2°27′07″W / 47.662°N 2.452°W / 47.662; -2.452 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Vannes |
| Canton | Questembert |
| Intercommunality | Questembert Communauté |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Boris Lemaire1 |
Area 1 | 66.38 km2 (25.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 8,133 |
| • Density | 122.5/km2 (317.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
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 in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| 2023 | 8,133 | +1.17% |
| Source: INSEE4 | ||
Breton language
In 2008, 3.61% of local children attended bilingual schools in primary education, learning partly in Breton.5
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- INSEE commune file
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- (in French) Ofis ar Brezhoneg: Enseignement bilingue
External links
External links
- Tourism Office website Archived 1 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)