Canton of Quiberon
The canton of Quiberon (French: Canton de Quiberon) is an administrative division of the Morbihan department, northwestern France. Its borders were modified at the 2014 French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Quiberon.[1]
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Location of the canton of Quiberon in Morbihan prior to 2015
Canton of Quiberon | |
|---|---|
 Location of the canton of Quiberon within Morbihan | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| No. of communes | 16 |
| Established | 15 February 1790 |
| Seat | Quiberon |
| Government | |
| • Representatives | Karine Bellec (DVD) Gérard Pierre (LR) |
| • Term of office | 2015-2021 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 277.40 km2 (107.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 36,230 |
| • Density | 131/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 56 17 |
Composition
Since 2015 the canton has consisted of the following communes:[1]
| Name | INSEE code | Intercommunality | Total area
(km2) |
Population | Density
(per km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quiberon
(Canton seat) |
56186 | Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique | 8.83 | 4 963 (2014) | 562 |
| Carnac | 56034 | Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique | 32.71 | 4 212 (2014) | 129 |
| Belz | 56013 | Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique | 15.67 | 3 655 (2014) | 233 |
| Erdeven | 56054 | Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique | 30.64 | 3 553 (2014) | 116 |
| Locoal-Mendon | 56119 | Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique | 39.97 | 3 322 (2014) | 83 |
| Ploemel | 56161 | Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique | 25.16 | 2 761 (2014) | 110 |
| Le Palais | 56152 | CC of Belle-Île-en-Mer | 17.43 | 2 580 (2014) | 148 |
| Plouharnel | 56168 | Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique | 18.32 | 2 138 (2014) | 117 |
| Saint-Pierre-Quiberon | 56234 | Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique | 7.54 | 2 101 (2014) | 279 |
| Étel | 56055 | Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique | 1.74 | 1 948 (2014) | 1 120 |
| La Trinité-sur-Mer | 56258 | Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique | 6.20 | 1 633 (2014) | 263 |
| Bangor | 56009 | CC of Belle-Île-en-Mer | 25.54 | 972 (2014) | 38 |
| Sauzon | 56241 | CC of Belle-Île-en-Mer | 22.11 | 932 (2014) | 42 |
| Locmaria | 56114 | CC of Belle-Île-en-Mer | 20.55 | 859 (2014) | 42 |
| Île-d'Houat | 56086 | Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique | 2.91 | 242 (2014) | 83 |
| Hœdic | 56085 | Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique | 2.08 | 113 (2014) | 54 |
Prior to reorganisation, the canton only consisted of 7 communes:
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