Quintin (Côtes-d'Armor)
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region | Brittany | |
Department | Cotes-d'Armor | |
Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc | |
Canton | Plélo | |
Community association | Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomération | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 24 ′ N , 2 ° 54 ′ W | |
height | 154-220 m | |
surface | 3.12 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,838 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 910 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 22800 | |
INSEE code | 22262 | |
Website | http://www.quintin.fr/ | |
View of the town center with the castle, lake and basilica |
Quintin ( Breton : Kintin ; Gallo : Qeintein ) is a commune with 2,838 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Côtes-d'Armor in the region of Brittany ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Brieuc and the canton of Plélo . The inhabitants are called Quintinais .
geography
Quintin is located on the Gouët River . Quintin is surrounded by the municipality of Le Fœil in the north, Saint-Brandan in the southeast and Lanfains in the south.
In north-south direction, the Saint-Brieuc – Pontivy railway line and the former Route nationale 790 run through the town.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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Residents | 2593 | 2727 | 2857 | 2814 | 2602 | 2611 | 2797 | 2834 |
Attractions
- Megaliths of Quintin (Roche-Longue)
- Notre-Dame de Délivrance basilica
- Saint-Yves Chapel
- former Ursuline convent, built in 1711, closed in 1904
- Quintin Castle from the 17th century, monument historique since 1951/1983
- several half-timbered and town houses
Personalities
- Nicolas de Laval-Montfort (1476–1531), governor of Brittany and Braon von Quintin
- Alexandre Glais-Bizoin (1800–1877), politician
- Jules Lequier (1814–1862), philosopher
- Ernest-Bernard Allo (1873–1945), theologian
Community partnerships
There is a partnership with the French municipality of Perros-Guirec, also in the Côtes-d'Armor department .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Côtes-d'Armor. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1998, ISBN 2-84234-017-5 , pp. 1118-1132.
Web links
Commons : Quintin - collection of images, videos and audio files