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Quintin
Sign in to saveQuintin (; ) is a commune in the Cotes-d'Armor department (Brittany region) in the northwest of France from Saint-Brieuc, the department capital.
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Quintin is a commune in France, situated in the canton of Quintin within the arrondissement of Saint-Brieuc and the department of Côtes-d'Armor. It serves as the capital of the canton of Quintin and is located in the Brittany region. The municipality has an area of 3.12 square kilometers and an elevation of 220 meters above sea level. Its postal code is 22800, and it shares borders with Le Fœil and Saint-Brandan.
The population of Quintin is 3,014, comprising 1,315 males and 1,523 females. The town is twinned with Perros-Guirec. Quintin is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Plélo. The local government can be reached via the official website or by phone at +33-2-96-74-84-01.
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Place details
- Locality
- Quintin
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,994
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Quintin
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Panorama quintin.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The lake and chateau of Quintin
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Quintin (Côtes-d'Armor).svg
- French commune.INSEE
- 22262
- French commune.postal code
- 22800
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Brieuc
- French commune.canton
- Plélo
- French commune.mayor
- Nicolas Carro
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Saint-Brieuc Armor
- French commune.elevation min m
- 154
- French commune.elevation max m
- 220
- French commune.area km2
- 3.12
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Accueil - Ville de Quintin
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- Mayor
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- References
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Quintin (; ) is a commune in the Cotes-d'Armor department (Brittany region) in the northwest of France from Saint-Brieuc, the department capital.
==History== The area around Quintin has been occupied since the Neolithic. Early Quintin was originally located near Vieux-Bourg but, following a plague epidemic, the city moved to its current location. Quintin in Roman times was located on a crossroads but significantly developed in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, due to the weaving industry and the trade of linen cloth. Still, the decline came with the French Revolution and cotton gradually taking the lead over linen. At the height Quintin had 300 weavers. Quintin was also a monastic center. But despite its monuments and mansions that one can still see the city, it no longer has the importance it once had. The French Revolution and the wars of religion have left the fabric of the ancient and medieval city devastated. In 1843, the geographical and historical dictionary of the province of Brittany, by Jean Ogée explains that the denizens of Quintin speak French and Breton.
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