Quimper

Quimper is a commune and the prefecture of the Finistere department of Brittany in northwestern France. The city was built at the confluence of the Steir, Odet and Jet rivers, and its Breton name Kemper means confluence. It is the ancient capital of Cornouaille, the most traditional region of Brittany, and keeps a distinctive Breton-Celtic character in its music, dance and language. Settled in Roman times, it had become a bishopric by AD 495 and was later united with the Duchy of Brittany in the eleventh century. Its Cathedral of Saint-Corentin, built between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries, is the oldest Gothic structure in lower Brittany, and the pedestrianised streets of Old Quimper hold crepe houses, half-timbered buildings and the Musee departemental Breton. It has an oceanic climate.