Quimper

Quimper
Kemper (Breton)
The river Odet in the centre of Quimper
The river Odet in the centre of Quimper
Coat of arms of Quimper
Location of Quimper
Quimper is located in France
Quimper
Quimper
Location within France
Quimper is located in Brittany
Quimper
Quimper
Location within Brittany
Coordinates: 47°59′48″N 4°05′47″W / 47.9967°N 4.0964°W / 47.9967; -4.0964
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementQuimper
CantonQuimper-1 and 2
IntercommunalityQuimper Bretagne Occidentale
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Isabelle Assih
Area
1
84.45 km2 (32.61 sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2020)
156 km2 (60 sq mi)
 • Metro
 (2020)
1,469 km2 (567 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
64,385
 • Density762.4/km2 (1,975/sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2023)
77,214
 • Urban density495/km2 (1,280/sq mi)
 • Metro
 (2023)
242,213
 • Metro density164.9/km2 (427.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29232 /29000
Elevation−5–151 m (−16–495 ft)
(avg. 6 m or 20 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Quimper (French: [kɛ̃pɛʁ] ⓘ; Breton: Kemper [ˈkempər]; Latin: Civitas Aquilonia or Corisopitum) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.