QUIMPER, a town of France, capital of the department of Finistère, on the slope of a hill at the confluence of the Eir and the Odet, 134 miles N.W. of Nantes, and 330 W. of Paris. It has an antique appearance; and there are still some remains of its ancient walls and towers. The older part of the town is ill built; but the more modern quarter contains many fine houses, especially along the quay which lines the right bank of the Odet. The cathedral is a large and stately edifice, with a finely-sculptured portal and two massive towers. There are more than one other church, a large college, a military hospital, public baths, and a prefect's house, behind which there is a fine promenade leading to the top of a wooded hill. Quimper contains potteries, tanneries, breweries, &c. Fishing and ship-building are also carried on; and there is a considerable trade in corn, wine, brandy, fish, cattle, wool, hemp, flax, &c. Pop. (1856) 9896.