Quistinic (; ) is a commune in the

Morbihan The Morbihan ( , ; ) is a departments of France, department in the administrative region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Gulf of Morbihan, Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton ...

department of

Brittany Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...

in north-western France. Its

sister city A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of inte ...

is the rural village of

Loughshinny Loughshinny ( ; ) is a small coastal village in northern County Dublin, Ireland, between Skerries and Rush. Loughshinny's more famous landmarks are the Martello Tower on the nearby headland of Drumanagh and some unusual rock formations visib ...

, which is in County Dublin, Ireland.

Population

The inhabitants of Quistinic are called in French.

Toponymy

Quistinic is a word in the

Breton language Breton (, , ; or in Morbihan) is a Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic languages, Celtic language group spoken in Brittany, part of modern-day France. It is the only Celtic language still widely in use on the European mainland, albei ...

. It means "Chesnust Forest".

Geography

left, The Blavet valley in Quistinic The village centre is located northeast of

Lorient Lorient (; ) is a town (''Communes of France, commune'') and Port, seaport in the Morbihan Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in western France. History Prehistory and classical antiquity Beginn ...

, northwest of

Vannes Vannes (; , , ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, French department of Morbihan, Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, northwestern mainland France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago. History Celtic ...

and west of

Rennes Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...

. Historically, Quistinic belongs to the

Vannetais Vannes (; , , ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, French department of Morbihan, Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, northwestern mainland France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago. History Celtic ...

. The river

Blavet The Blavet (; ) river flows from central Brittany and enters the Atlantic Ocean on the south coast near Lorient. It is long. The river is canalised for most of its length, forming one of the links in the Brittany canal system. It connects with t ...

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.

Neighboring communes

Quistinic is border by

Bubry Bubry (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Morbihan Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France. Population Inhabitants of Bubry are called in French ''Bubryates''. Internat ...

and Melrand to the north, by Saint-Barthélemy and

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to the east, by

Languidic Languidic (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. History The local church was previously associated with the cult of the Welsh saint Cenydd (Kenneth). Geography Languidic, encompassing 10,908 hect ...

to the south and by

Lanvaudan Lanvaudan (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Lanvaudan are called in French ''Lanvaudanais''. See also *Communes of the Morbihan department The following is a list of the 249 C ...

to the west.

Map

Village of Poul-Fétan

which

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means "

Lavoir A lavoir (, wash-house) is a public place set aside for the washing of clothes. Communal washing places were common in Europe until industrial washing was introduced, and this process in turn was replaced by domestic washing machines and by s ...

(wash-house) of the fountain" () is an historical center that is located within Quistinic. This

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

, originating in the sixteenth century, has been completely restored with traditional materials. The houses are covered with

thatching Thatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, water reed, sedge ('' Cladium mariscus''), rushes, heather, or palm branches, layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof. Since the bulk of ...

, and the old and the ancient hemp rusting containers are present. Visitors can notably enter the

Longère A ''longère'' is a type of longhouse typical of the regions of Brittany and Normandy in northwestern France. It is a long, narrow dwelling, developing along the axis of its peak, typically inhabited by farmers and artisans. ''Longère'' also mea ...

located in a farmhouse and witness an interior of the early twentieth century reconstituted and observe the craftsmen at work showing their expertise.

Gallery

File:Quistinic (56) Chapelle de Locmaria 01.JPG, Chapel of Locmaria File:Villeneuve Jacquelot Quistinic.JPG, Villeneuve-Jacquelot castle File:Quistinic_maison_niches_à_pigeons.jpg, Old house in the village centre File:Quistinic_monument_aux_morts.jpg, Monument erected in memory of the victims of the twentieth century wars.

References

External links

Cultural Heritage

Mayors of Morbihan Association
{{authority control Communes of Morbihan