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Quimper (/US//k//æ̃/'/p//ɛər/, kɛ̃pɛʁ; ; Civitas Aquilonia or Corisopitum) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.

Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department.

The city was built on the confluence of the Steir, Odet and Jet rivers. Route National 165, D785, D765 and D783 were constructed to intersect here, northwest of Lorient, west of Rennes, and west southwest of Paris.

Quimper has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Quimper is The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in February, at around The highest temperature ever recorded in Quimper was on 30 June 1976; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 13 January 1987.

The name Quimper comes from the Breton kemper, meaning "confluent".

Quimper is the ancient capital of Cornouaille, Brittany's most traditional region, and has a distinctive Breton Celtic character. Its name is the Breton word kemper (cognate to Welsh cymer), meaning "confluence". The town developed at the confluence of the rivers Le Steir and L'Odet. Shops and flags celebrate the region's Celtic heritage. Quimper was originally settled during Roman times. By AD 495, the town had become a Bishopric. It subsequently became the capital of the counts of Cornouailles. In the eleventh century, it was united with the Duchy of Brittany. During the War of the Breton Succession (1341–1364), the town suffered considerable ruin. In 1364, the duchy passed to the House of Montfort. The town has a rustic atmosphere, with footbridges spanning the rivers that flow through it. The Church of Locmaria, a Romanesque structure, dates from the eleventh century. The Cathedral of Saint Corentin, with its Gothic style façade, was constructed between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries. It is the oldest Gothic structure in lower Brittany. Its two towers are ; its spires were added in the nineteenth century. The fifteenth century stained glass windows are exceptional. The cathedral is dedicated to Quimper's first bishop, Corentin. To the cathedral's west are the pedestrianised streets of Vieux Quimper (Old Quimper), which have a wide array of crêperies, half timbered houses, and shops. Near the Episcopal palace, which now holds the Musée départemental Breton (devoted to regional history, archaeology, ethnology and economy) are the ruins of the town's fifteenth century walls. Nearby is the Musée des beaux arts de Quimper. The museum has a nineteenth century façade and an entirely rebuilt interior. It houses a collection of fourteenth to twenty first century paintings that includes works by François Boucher, Jean Baptiste Camille Corot, Jean Baptiste Oudry and Peter Paul Rubens, along with canvases by such Pont Aven School painters as Émile Bernard, Maurice Denis, Georges Lacombe, Maxime Maufra and Paul Sérusier. The town's best known product is Quimper faience, tin glazed pottery. It has been made here since 1690, using bold provincial designs of Jean Baptiste Bousquet. Quimper has a museum devoted to faience. The town has also been known for copper and bronze work, food items, galvanised ironware, hosiery, leather, paper and woollen goods.

The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on 6 February 2008, to revive the teaching and use of Breton, the historic Celtic language of the region. In 2008, 4.61% of primary school children attended bilingual schools.

Quimper has several schools. These include two Diwan pre schools, two Diwan primary schools and one Diwan collège (all specialise in use of Breton). In total, 287 students here attended a Diwan school in 2003–2004.

While many French festivals are held in the summer season, Quimper has a winter festival: Les Hivernautes. In the summer, concerts are held on street corners, with pipers and accordion players. The Festival de Cornouaille, a cultural festival, is typically held in the last week of July.