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
Commune
The village of Poul-Fetan
Coat of arms
Location of Quistinic
Quistinic Show map of France Quistinic Show map of Brittany
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  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,416
• Density	33/km2 (85/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.

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.

Neighboring communes

Quistinic is border by Bubry and Melrand to the north, by Saint-Barthélemy and Baud to the east, by Languidic to the south and by Lanvaudan to the west.

Map

Topographic map

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.[7]

Gallery

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  Chapel of Locmaria
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  Villeneuve-Jacquelot castle
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  Old house in the village centre
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  Monument erected in memory of the victims of the twentieth century wars.

See also

• Communes of the Morbihan department

References

External links

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

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