Quintin (; ) is a commune in the
Cotes-d'Armor department (
Brittany
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region) in the northwest of
France
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from
Saint-Brieuc
Saint-Brieuc (, Breton language, Breton: ''Sant-Brieg'' , Gallo language, Gallo: ''Saent-Berioec'') is a city in the Côtes-d'Armor Departments of France, department in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France.
History
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, the department capital.
History
The area around Quintin has been occupied since the
Neolithic
The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Ancient Greek, Greek 'new' and 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Mesopotamia, Asia, Europe and Africa (c. 10,000 BCE to c. 2,000 BCE). It saw the Neolithic Revo ...
. 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
Cotton (), first recorded in ancient India, is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure ...
gradually taking the lead over
linen
Linen () is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant.
Linen is very strong and absorbent, and it dries faster than cotton. Because of these properties, linen is comfortable to wear in hot weather and is valued for use in garments. Lin ...
. 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.
[Par Jean Ogée, Dictionnaire historique et géographique de la province de Bretagne,(Mollieux, 1853]
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Population
Inhabitants of Quintin are called in French.
Quintin Basilica
Mayor
*1929 1940 Alfred Duault
*March 2001 2008 Claude Morin
*March 2008 March 2014 Yves Briens
*from March 2014 Mireille Airault
See also
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* Élie Le Goff. Sculptor of Quintin war memorial
* Frome St Quintin, Dorset, England
References
External links
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Communes of Côtes-d'Armor
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