Saint-Pierre-Quiberon

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Saint-Pierre-Quiberon
Sant-Pêr-Kiberen
Port Blanc Arch
Port Blanc Arch
Coat of arms of Saint-Pierre-Quiberon
Coat of arms
Saint-Pierre-Quiberon is located in France
Saint-Pierre-Quiberon
Saint-Pierre-Quiberon
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Location within Brittany region
Saint-Pierre-Quiberon is located in Brittany
Saint-Pierre-Quiberon
Saint-Pierre-Quiberon
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Country France
Region Brittany
Department Morbihan
Arrondissement Lorient
Canton Quiberon
Government
 • Mayor (2008—2014) Geneviève Marchand
Area1 7.54 km2 (2.91 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 2,165
 • Density 290/km2 (740/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Pierre-Quiberon (Breton: Sant-Pêr-Kiberen) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.

The commune occupies the northern part of the Quiberon peninsula, that it shares with the commune Quiberon.

Monuments

Fort Penthièvre dates from the 19th century.

Transport

Saint-Pierre-Quiberon railway station has a service to Auray, which offers connections to Paris and other places in France.

Demographics

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

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