Quintin (Côtes-d'Armor)

Quintin ; Kintin
region	Brittany
Department	Cotes-d'Armor
Arrondissement	Saint-Brieuc
Canton	Plélo
Community association	Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomération
Coordinates	48 ° 24 ′ N , 2 ° 54 ′ W 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
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

Notre-Dame de Délivrance basilica
Quintin Castle
Menhir de la Roche-Longue

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