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 The lake and chateau of Quintin | |
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| Coordinates:48°24′16″N2°54′29″W / 48.4044°N 2.9081°W /48.4044; -2.9081 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Côtes-d'Armor |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Brieuc |
| Canton | Plélo |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Brieuc Armor |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Nicolas Carro[1] |
Area 1 | 3.12 km2 (1.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,739 |
| • Density | 878/km2 (2,270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 22262 /22800 |
| Elevation | 154–220 m (505–722 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Quintin (French pronunciation:[kɛ̃tɛ̃]ⓘ;Breton:Kintin) is a commune in theCotes-d'Armor department (Brittany region) in the northwest ofFrance 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) fromSaint-Brieuc, the department capital.
The area around Quintin has been occupied since theNeolithic. Early Quintin was originally located nearVieux-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 theFrench Revolution andcotton gradually taking the lead overlinen. 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.[3]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.[4]
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Inhabitants of Quintin are calledquintinais in French.
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