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Place nameQuimper
Other namesKemper
CountryFrance
Latitude48
Longitude-4.1
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Inhabited by Britons from Cornwall fleeing the Anglo-Saxons during Middle Ages; joined duchy of Brittany 11th cen.; suffered in local wars of succession; was sacked by Charles de Blois; site of 13th/16th-cen. Gothic cathedral; known for pottery & faience.
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