Questembert

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

Questembert Kistreberzh
Commune
Covered market
Coat of arms
Location of Questembert
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Coordinates: 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 (2020–2026)	Boris Lemaire[1]
Area 1	66.38 km2 (25.63 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	8,081
• Density	120/km2 (320/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.

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

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%
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

• Communes of the Morbihan department