Port city and peninsula of Quiberon in Brittany

Friday, 17 January 2025 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination:
Category/Kategorie: General
Reading Time:  3 minutes

© Remi Jouan/cc-by-3.0

© Remi Jouan/cc-by-3.0

Quiberon (Breton: Kiberen) is a commune in the French department of Morbihan, administrative region of Brittany, western France.

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.

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.

Port Haliguen © Remi Jouan/cc-by-sa-3.0 Promenade and beach © Remi Jouan/cc-by-sa-3.0 Town Hall © panoramio.com - rene boulay/cc-by-sa-3.0 © panoramio.com - Lamberto Zannotti/cc-by-sa-3.0 © panoramio.com - rene boulay/cc-by-sa-3.0 © Remi Jouan/cc-by-3.0
<
>
Town Hall © panoramio.com - rene boulay/cc-by-sa-3.0
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 Fishing, canning and the exploitation of seaweed has been replaced by tourism.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 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. Although the fort is still of military importance (as a training base), a gallery (tunnel) where the bodies were discovered can be visited.

Read more on brittanytourism.com – The Quiberon Peninsula, Wikivoyage Quiberon and Wikipedia Quiberon (Smart Traveler App by U.S. Department of State - Weather report by weather.com - Global Passport Power Rank - Travel Risk Map - Democracy Index - GDP according to IMF, UN, and World Bank - Global Competitiveness Report - Corruption Perceptions Index - Press Freedom Index - World Justice Project - Rule of Law Index - UN Human Development Index - Global Peace Index - Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index). Photos by Wikimedia Commons. If you have a suggestion, critique, review or comment to this blog entry, we are looking forward to receive your e-mail at comment@wingsch.net. Please name the headline of the blog post to which your e-mail refers to in the subject line.




Recommended posts:

Share this post: (Please note data protection regulations before using buttons)

The Nautica

The Nautica

[caption id="attachment_196092" align="aligncenter" width="590"] in Tallinn © Pjotr Mahhonin/cc-by-sa-4.0[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]MS Nautica is a cruise ship, built for Renaissance cruises as part of their R class. Nautica is now o...

[ read more ]

Bergen auf Rügen

Bergen auf Rügen

[caption id="attachment_231450" align="alignnone" width="590"] © THFR/cc-by-sa-3.0[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]Bergen auf Rügen is the capital of the former district of Rügen in the middle of the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Weste...

[ read more ]

Prilep in North Macedonia

Prilep in North Macedonia

[caption id="attachment_241432" align="aligncenter" width="590"] © PetarM/cc-by-sa-3.0[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]Prilep (Macedonian: Прилеп) is the fourth-largest city in North Macedonia. According to 2021 census, it had a popu...

[ read more ]

Pézenas in the Hérault department

Pézenas in the Hérault department

[caption id="attachment_153168" align="aligncenter" width="590"] © Christian Ferrer/cc-by-sa-3.0[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]Pézenas is a commune in the Hérault department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. "Péze...

[ read more ]

Ses Salines on Ibiza

Ses Salines on Ibiza

[caption id="attachment_242596" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Sant Francesc de s'Estany church © JanManu/cc-by-sa-3.0[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]Ses Salines is an important salt production area in the Mediterranean and is located o...

[ read more ]

Pasadena City Hall

Pasadena City Hall

[caption id="attachment_205893" align="aligncenter" width="590"] © David Wakely/cc-by-sa-2.5[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]Pasadena City Hall, completed in 1927, serves as the central location for city government in the City of Pasadena,...

[ read more ]

The medieval town of Sighisoara in Transylvania

The medieval town of Sighisoara in Transylvania

[caption id="attachment_151279" align="aligncenter" width="590"] View from Villa Franka © Valimare[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]Sighişoara is a city and municipality on the Târnava Mare River in Mureş County, Romania. Located in the ...

[ read more ]

Bundestag election 2021

Bundestag election 2021

[caption id="attachment_222948" align="aligncenter" width="590"] © bundestag.de[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"](Latest update: 4 April 2022) After Chancellor Angela Merkel announced her voluntary retirement from office after 16 years and ...

[ read more ]

The Lake Como

The Lake Como

[caption id="attachment_154242" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Villa d'Este © GhePeU[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]Lake Como (Lago di Como in Italian) is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 km², making i...

[ read more ]

Takayama in Japan

Takayama in Japan

[caption id="attachment_225805" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Presentation of floats during Sannō Matsuri © Chme82/cc-by-sa-4.0[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]Takayama is a city located in Gifu, Japan. As of 1 January 2019, the city h...

[ read more ]

The seaside resort of Arcachon on the Atlantic coast

The seaside resort of Arcachon on the Atlantic coast

[caption id="attachment_149011" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Bassin d'Arcachon - Cabanes tchanquées © Karine Deydier[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]Arcachon is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. It is a popul...

[ read more ]

Narva, the easternmost city of Estonia

Narva, the easternmost city of Estonia

[caption id="attachment_160877" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Narva Castle on the left, Ivangorod Castle on the right. Narva river is the border between Estonia and Russia © LHOON/cc-by-sa-3.0[/caption][responsivevoice_button voice="UK English Female" buttontext="Listen to this Post"]Narva is th...

[ read more ]

Return to TopReturn to Top