Saint-Pierre-Quiberon

Saint-Pierre-Quiberon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ kibʁɔ̃]; Breton: Sant-Pêr-Kiberen) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.^[3] The commune occupies the northern part of the Quiberon peninsula, that it shares with the commune of Quiberon.

Saint-Pierre-Quiberon Sant-Pêr-Kiberen
Commune
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Coordinates: 47°31′11″N 3°07′51″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Quiberon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stéphanie Doyen<[1]
Area 1	7.54 km2 (2.91 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,236
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56234 /56510
Elevation	0–26 m (0–85 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,012	—
1975	1,984	−0.20%
1982	2,026	+0.30%
1990	2,184	+0.94%
1999	2,165	−0.10%
2007	2,217	+0.30%
2012	2,116	−0.93%
2017	2,060	−0.53%
Source: INSEE[4]

Residents of Saint-Pierre-Quiberon are called Saint-Pierrois in French.

Politics and administration

List of mayors of Saint-Pierre-Quiberon

Mayor	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
Joseph Guillevin	1856	July 1868
Joseph Marie Amédée Le Toullec	July 1868	May 1871
Célestin Marie Le Gloahec	May 1871	March 1925
Bernard-André Kolb	March 1925	August 1929
Jean Rue	August 1929	October 1936
Pierre Josse	October 1936	June 1945
Olivier Pillet	June 1945	May 1953
Louis Corairie	May 1953	March 1965
André Richard	March 1965	March 1971
Jean-Gwenaël Le Porz	March 1971	March 1977
Henri Tilly	March 1977	February 1980 (resigned)
Jean-Michel Kervadec	February 1980	March 2001	UDF
Geneviève Marchand	March 2001	March 2014	PS
Laurence Le Duvéhat	March 2014	2020	DVD then LREM	[5]
Stéphanie Doyen	2020	Incumbent		[1]

Monuments

Fort Penthièvre dates from the 19th century.

Transport

There are four railway stations in the commune of Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, all on the Auray–Quiberon railway which is operated in summer only: Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, Kerhostin, L'Isthme and Penthièvre. At Auray station connections to Paris and other places in France are offered.

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 1 February 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. Ouest-France (9 January 2020). "Saint-Pierre-Quiberon. Laurence Le Duvéhat dévoile une partie de sa liste". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 14 May 2020.

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)