Quistinic
Kistinid
Commune
The village of Poul-Fetan
The village of Poul-Fetan
Coat of arms of Quistinic
Coat of arms
Location of Quistinic
Quistinic is located in France
Quistinic
Quistinic
Quistinic is located in Brittany
Quistinic
Quistinic
Coordinates: 47°54′21″N 3°07′59″W / 47.9058°N 3.1331°W / 47.9058; -3.1331
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonGuidel
IntercommunalityLorient Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Antoine Pichon[1]
Area
1
42.95 km2 (16.58 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
1,421
 • Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56188 /56310
Elevation20–177 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.

Quistinic (French pronunciation: [kistinik]; Breton: Kistinid) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] Its sister city is the rural village of Loughshinny, which is in County Dublin, Ireland.[4]

Population

The inhabitants of Quistinic are called Quistinicois in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,385—    
1800 2,090−1.87%
1806 2,241+1.17%
1821 2,132−0.33%
1831 2,453+1.41%
1836 2,481+0.23%
1841 2,422−0.48%
1846 2,491+0.56%
1851 2,559+0.54%
1856 2,336−1.81%
1861 2,312−0.21%
1866 2,377+0.56%
1872 2,286−0.65%
1876 2,403+1.26%
1881 2,460+0.47%
1886 2,430−0.25%
1891 2,378−0.43%
1896 2,382+0.03%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,556+1.42%
1906 2,521−0.28%
1911 2,555+0.27%
1921 2,321−0.96%
1926 2,565+2.02%
1931 2,644+0.61%
1936 2,639−0.04%
1946 2,510−0.50%
1954 2,226−1.49%
1962 2,072−0.89%
1968 1,901−1.43%
1975 1,608−2.36%
1982 1,517−0.83%
1990 1,412−0.89%
1999 1,312−0.81%
2009 1,403+0.67%
2014 1,429+0.37%
2020 1,421−0.09%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2020)[6]

Toponymy

Quistinic is a word in the Breton language. 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 a bocage landscape.

The Blavet valley in Quistinic.

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 in August 1994

Poul-Fétan which etymologically means "Lavoir (wash-house) of the fountain" (French: Lavoir de la fontaine) is an historical center that is located within Quistinic. This hamlet, originating in the sixteenth century, has been completely restored with traditional materials. The houses are covered with thatching, and the old lavoir and the ancient hemp rusting containers are present. 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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Jumelage Quistinic-Loughshinny-Sumène
  5. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Quistinic, EHESS (in French).
  6. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ↑ Dubost, Jean-Michel (1980). "Restauration du village de Poul-Fetan en Quistinic [Morbihan]". Tiez Breiz, Maisons Paysannes de Bretagne. No 1: 24–25.
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