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Quiberon Kiberen
Commune
The beach at Quiberon
Coat of arms
Location of Quiberon
Quiberon Show map of France Quiberon Show map of Brittany
Coordinates: 47°29′03″N 3°07′09″W / 47.4842°N 3.1192°W / 47.4842; -3.1192Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlasCategory:Coordinates on Wikidata
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Quiberon
Intercommunality	Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Le Roux[1]
Area 1	8.83 km2 (3.41 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,782
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	56186 /56170
Elevation	0–33 m (0–108 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Quiberon (French pronunciation: [kibʁɔ̃]Category:Pages with French IPA; Breton: KiberenCategory:Articles containing Breton-language text, [kiˈbeːrən]Category:Pages with Breton IPA) is a commune in the French department of Morbihan, administrative region of Brittany, western France.^[3]

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.

Quiberon is connected to the mainland by a tombolo.

History

During the Seven Years' War the bay was the site of the Battle of Quiberon Bay (1759) between the French and British fleets. In July 1795, during the French Revolution, Quiberon was used by French Royalist exiles, with assistance from the British, as the base for a failed invasion of Brittany (traditionally a royalist area). The invasion was defeated by the Revolutionaries under General Lazare Hoche.

In the 19th century, Nicolas Appert, a chemist, developed a technique that permitted the sterilization of food. Thanks to this process, Quiberon became the leading harbour for sardine fishing and the production of canned sardines in France. Many families from the Finistère département migrated to Quiberon for the fishing season (May to October). When the men put out to sea, the women worked in the sardine can factories.

The railway between Auray and Quiberon was inaugurated in 1882. It deeply changed Quiberon's way of life. Fishing, canning and the exploitation of seaweed has been replaced by tourism. At that time, Quiberon became a favoured destination for the famous, including the writers Gustave Flaubert and Anatole France, and the actress Sarah Bernhardt. The year 1924 was important for the peninsula because it was classified as health resort. Now, the main resources for Quiberon come from tourism.

During the Second World War, Penthièvre Fort [fr] at the narrow isthmus was occupied by the Germans and incorporated into the Atlantic Wall. It housed various blockhouses, but was mainly used by the infantry. In July 1944, 59 resistance fighters were tortured and buried alive there. A Cross of Lorraine mounted on a stone pillar, with a plaque listing the names of the fighters, stands in their memory.^[4] Although the fort is still of military importance (as a training base), a gallery (tunnel) where the bodies were discovered can be visited.

Monuments

• Église Notre-Dame de Locmaria, 19th century chapel
• Prehistoric site
• Museum of History and traditions: La maison du Patrimoine
• Musée de la mer (Museum of the sea)
• Monument to the Battle of Quiberon between the Revolutionaries and Royalists

• Commonwealth war graves.

Transport

Quiberon station has a summer train service to Auray, which offers connections to Paris and other places in France. From September to July a bus service operates between Quiberon and Auray.

Quiberon Aerodrome is open all year and accessible by private aircraft. The hard runway is 775m long and the tower staff speak both English and French on the radio.^[5]

Population

Inhabitants of Quiberon are called Quiberonnais.

Twinning

Quiberon is twinned with:^[7]

• Looe, Cornwall, UK
• Kempten, Bavaria, Germany, since 1971 (initially with the municipality St. Mang)
• Le Grand Bornand, Haute-Savoie, France, since 1997
• Josselin, Morbihan, France

Use in popular culture

3 Days in Quiberon (German: 3 Tage in Quiberon) is a 2018 drama film directed by Emily Atef and set in the town.

Quiberon is the home of a professional Quidditch team operating within the fictional Harry Potter universe. The Quiberon Quafflepunchers team members players wear shocking-pink robes.^[8]

Climate

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department
• Battle of Quiberon Bay (1759)
• Battle of Quiberon otherwise known as the Invasion of France (1795)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Quiberon.Category:Commons category link is on Wikidata

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Quiberon.

• City website (in French)Category:Articles with French-language sources (fr)
• Tourism Office website (in French and English)Category:Articles with French-language sources (fr)
• TV Quiberon 24/7 WORLD (in English)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)Category:Articles with French-language sources (fr)
• Quiberon webzine Archived 2013-05-24 at the Wayback MachineCategory:Webarchive template wayback links (in French)Category:Articles with French-language sources (fr)
• Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)Category:Articles with French-language sources (fr)