Quistinic
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Quistinic ( ; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Its sister city is the rural village of Loughshinny, which is in County Dublin, Ireland.
Quistinic ( ; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Its sister city is the rural village of Loughshinny, which is in County Dublin, Ireland.
Population
The inhabitants of Quistinic are called in French.
Toponymy
Quistinic is a word in the Breton language. It means "Chestnut Forest".
Geography
thumb|left|The Blavet valley in Quistinic The village centre is located northeast of Lorient, northwest of Vannes and 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.
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
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.
See also
Communes of the Morbihan department
References
External links
Mayors of Morbihan Association
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