Quistinic
Quistinic (French pronunciation: [kistinik]; Breton: Kistinid) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] It is twinned with the rural village of Loughshinny in County Dublin, Ireland.[4]
Quistinic
Kistinid | |
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Location of Quistinic | |
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Coordinates: 47°54′21″N 3°07′59″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Brittany |
Department | Morbihan |
Arrondissement | Lorient |
Canton | Guidel |
Intercommunality | Lorient Agglomération |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Antoine Pichon[1] |
Area 1 | 42.95 km2 (16.58 sq mi) |
Population | 1,421 |
• Density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 56188 /56310 |
Elevation | 20–177 m (66–581 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Population
Inhabitants of Quistinic are called in French Quistinicois.
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Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2020)[6][7] |
Toponymy
Quistinic is a Breton word. It means Chesnust Forest.
Geography
The village centre is located 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Lorient, 39 km (24 mi) northwest of Vannes and 110 km (68 mi) west of Rennes. Historically, Quistinic belongs to the Vannetais. The river Blavet forms the commune's eastern and southern borders. The neighborhood of the hamlet of Poul Fetan, in Quistinic, offers a nice view over the Blavet valley. Quistinic is characterised by bocage landscape.

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Village of Poul-Fétan

Poul-Fétan which etymologically means "Lavoir (wash-house) of the fountain" (French: Lavoir de la fontaine) is an historical center located within Quistinic. This hamlet from the sixteenth century has been completely restored with traditional materials. The houses are covered with thatch, there is the old lavoir and the ancient hemp rusting containers. Visitors can notably enter the Longère located in a farmhouse and witness an interior of the early twentieth century reconstituted and observe the craftsmen at work showing their expertise.[8]
Gallery
- Chapel of Locmaria
- Villeneuve-Jacquelot castle
- Old house in the village centre
- Monument erected in memory of the victims of the twentieth century wars.
See also
References
- "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- INSEE commune file
- Jumelage Quistinic-Loughshinny-Sumène
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Quistinic, EHESS (in French).
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- Populations légales 2020, INSEE
- Dubost, Jean-Michel (1980). "Restauration du village de Poul-Fetan en Quistinic [Morbihan]". Tiez Breiz, Maisons Paysannes de Bretagne. No 1: 24–25.
External links

- Cultural Heritage (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)