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Saint-Quentin

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Saint-Quentin

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Also known as Égalité-sur-Somme, Somme-Libre, Linon-sur-Somme, St. Quentin

commune in Aisne, France

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Saint-Quentin is a commune in France, situated in the Aisne department within the Hauts-de-France region. It serves as the capital of the arrondissement of Saint-Quentin and the cantons of Saint-Quentin-Centre, Saint-Quentin-Nord, and Saint-Quentin-Sud. The town has a population of 67,243 and covers an area of 22.56 square kilometers at an elevation of 125 meters above sea level. Its head of government is Xavier Bertrand.

The municipality borders Dallon, Fayet, Francilly-Selency, and Gauchy. Saint-Quentin is twinned with Kaiserslautern, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Rotherham, and Greiz. It received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 award. The town’s official name has included Saint-Quentin, Égalité-sur-Somme, Linon-sur-Somme, and Somme-Libre.

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Place details

Locality
Saint-Quentin
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Population
55,407

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Air quality

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4.5 µg/m³
PM10
7.1 µg/m³
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
commune of France
Named after
Saint Quentin
Official name
Августа Вирмандорум
Demonym
Saint-Quentinoise
Award
Croix de guerre 1914–1918
Country
Roman Empire
Located in
canton of Saint-Quentin-Nord
Population
52995
Area
22.56
Elevation
95
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Body of water
Canal de Saint-Quentin
Capital of
canton of Saint-Quentin-1
Shares border with
Rouvroy
Official website
www.saint-quentin.fr
Image
St quentin hotel de ville.JPG
Significant event
Battle of St. Quentin
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topic's main category
Category:Saint-Quentin
Commons category
Saint-Quentin
twinned administrative body
Greiz
category for people born here
Category:Births in Saint-Quentin
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Saint-Quentin
postal code
02100
described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
native label
Saint-Quentin
category of associated people
Category:People from Saint-Quentin, Aisne
has facility
Sanisette
male population
25029
female population
28787
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email address
mailto:[email protected]
contact page URL
www.saint-quentin.fr/445-allo-mairie.htm
phone number
+33-3-23-06-90-00
P12749
Helmuth Plessner
number of viewers/listeners
396913
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Encyclopedic overview

Saint-Quentin ( French: [sɛ̃ kɑ̃tɛ̃] ; Picard: Saint-Kintin; older Dutch: Sint-Kwintens [sɪnt ˈkʋɪntəns]) is a city in the Aisne department, Hauts-de-France, northern France. It has been identified as the Augusta Veromanduorum of antiquity. It is named after Saint Quentin of Amiens, who is said to have been martyred there in the 3rd century.

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