Quistinic

Quistinic ; Kistinid
region	Brittany
Department	Morbihan
Arrondissement	Lorient
Canton	Guidel
Community association	Lorient agglomeration
Coordinates	47 ° 54 ′ N , 3 ° 8 ′ W Coordinates: 47 ° 54 ′ N , 3 ° 8 ′ W
height	20-177 m
surface	42.95 km 2
Residents	1,431 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	33 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	56310
INSEE code	56188
Website	https://www.quistinic.fr/
	; La Villeneuve-Jacquelot Castle

Quistinic ( bret. : Kistinid ) is a French municipality with 1431 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Morbihan in the region of Brittany . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Lorient and the canton of Guidel .

geography

Quistinic is located in the interior of the Morbihan department. In the south and east, the Blavet River forms the municipal boundary . The small town of Pontivy is about 22 kilometers to the northeast, the city of Lorient is about 25 km to the south.

history

The place has been inhabited since the Middle Ages. Historically, Quistinic is part of the Breton region of Pays Vannetais (Breton: Bro Gwened ). After the French Revolution it was a battle zone between Republican troops and the Chouans. Politically, Quistinic became a municipality in 1790. From 1793 Quistinic belonged to the canton of Bubry and the district of Hennebont. From 1801 it was part of the Lorient arrondissement and from 1801 to 2015 a municipality in the canton of Plouay . In July 1944 it was the site of a persecution by the German military police against the Maquis. A total of 24 resistance fighters or helpers, including three police officers and four women, were killed.

Population development

Between 1793 and 1821 the population decreased. Then it rose sharply until 1851. A second wave of emigration followed until 1872. Between 1872 and 1931 there was a significant increase in population (1872–1931: + 16%). Then the rural exodus began in the nearby cities of Auray and Vannes. By the low point in 1999, Quistinic lost half of its residents. In the last few years there has been tentative growth. The development:

year	1793	1821	1851	1872	1931	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	2,385	2.132	2,559	2,286	2,644	2,072	1,901	1,608	1,517	1,412	1.312	1,315	1,419

Attractions

Saint-Pierre village church
La Villeneuve-Jacquelot Castle (built around 1530)
Saint-Mathurin chapel from the 18th century, with Calvary
Locmaria Chapel (1488–1574)
Cross by Coët-Organ (17th century)
Bread oven in Locmaria from the 18th century
Kerguenal mansion
Kerrarec mansion from the 15th century
Public wash house (Lavoir) Saint-Pierre
The hamlet of Poul-Fétan with seven thatched houses from the 16th and 17th centuries
Notre-Dame-du-Cloître chapel from 1638
Fifteen calvaries, six chapels and a mill in Talnay

The Saint-Pierre village church
The Locmaria Chapel in Quistinic
The Saint-Mathurin chapel in Quistinic
The hamlet of Poul-Fétan

literature

Le Patrimoine des Communes du Morbihan. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-84234-009-4 , pp. 694-697.

Individual evidence

^ Sights of the community ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

Commons : Quistinic - collection of images, videos and audio files

[1] Sights of the community ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )