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==History== It seems that the area was first inhabited by [[Neanderthal]]s, since remains of [[Mousterian]]-style stone tools have been found in the forest between Quimperlé and [[Clohars-Carnoët]]. A few [[dolmen]]s were erected in Quimperlé itself, although there is no trace of an actual settlement in the prehistoric times. A first settlement was built in the Middle Ages, called Villa Anaurot, after a 5th-century British prince, but it is thought to have been destroyed by the Normans in 868. A new town called Quimperlé grew around the abbey of Sainte Croix, which was founded in the 12th century. The Romanesque basilica from the abbey can still be seen. The church of St Michel was built in the 14th and 15th centuries and its impressive tower dominates the town from its hilltop position.
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