Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch

Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ bɥi kimɛʁ]; Breton: Pont-ar-Veuzenn-Kimerc'h) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. The commune was created in 1949 under the name Pont-de-Buis from parts of Quimerch and Saint-Ségal. In 1965 it absorbed the former communes Logonna-Quimerch and Quimerch, and its name was changed to Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch.

Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
Pont-ar-Veuzenn-Kimerc'h
The modern town hall in Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
Location of Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
Pont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
Coordinates: 48°15′19″N 4°05′18″W
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentFinistère
ArrondissementChâteaulin
CantonPont-de-Buis-lès-Quimerch
IntercommunalityPresqu'île de Crozon-Aulne maritime
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Pascal Prigent
Area
1
41.39 km2 (15.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
3,595
  Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
29302 /29590
Elevation0–278 m (0–912 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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