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The word Quimper comes from the Breton word kemper (cognate to Welsh cymer), meaning "confluence". The town developed at the confluence of the rivers Le Steir and L'Odet. Shops and flags celebrate the region's Celtic heritage. Quimper was originally settled during Roman times, when the area now known as France was known as Gaul.
Quimperlé station has rail connections to Quimper, Lorient, Vannes and Rennes. The city is traditionally divided in two parts, the High Town and the Lower Town. The Lower Town, in the valley, is the historical centre, and developed around the Saint-Colomban church (of which only the front wall remains) and the abbey of Sainte Croix (Holy Cross ...
Douarnenez is about five and a half hours' drive from Paris via Rennes, Lorient and Quimper. Quimper is the best served destination for air and rail connections to the region. From Quimper, there are high-speed trains to Paris (4 hours) and to other parts of France. Quimper airport, [14] about 20 minutes by taxi from Douarnenez, has flights to ...
Brittany (French: Bretagne ⓘ; Breton: Breizh; Gallo: Bertaèyn [bəʁtaɛɲ]) is the westernmost region of Metropolitan France. It covers about four fifths of the territory of the historic province of Brittany. It is one of two regions in Metropolitan France that do not contain any landlocked departments, the other being Corsica.
The arrondissement of Quimper (Breton: arondisamant Kemper) is an arrondissement of France in the Finistère department, Brittany. It has 84 communes . [ 2 ] Its population is 329,393 (2021), and its area is 2,249.6 km 2 (868.6 sq mi).
– N165: west to Lorient (58 km) and Quimper (122 km), south east to Nantes (111 km) – N166: north east to Rennes (113 km) + a network of small roads connects Vannes to smaller cities. There is no highway from Vannes to Saint-Brieuc, so the way to northern Brittany consists of small roads.
Bénodet (French pronunciation:; Breton: Benoded) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France. [3] It lies about 16 kilometres south of Quimper. The Breton name Benoded means "mouth of the Odet".
Concarneau (Breton: Konk-Kerne, meaning "Bay of Cornouaille") is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in Northwestern France. [3] Concarneau is bordered to the west by the Baie de La Forêt.