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(Redirected from Saint-Quentin, France)
:''For other places with the same name, see Saint-Quentin.''
'Saint-Quentin' is a commune of northern France. It has been identified as the ''Augusta Veromanduorum'' of antiquity. It is named for Saint Quentin, who is said to have been martyred here in the 3rd century.
Saint-Quentin is a ''sous-préfecture'' of the Aisne ''département'', part of the Picardie ''région''. Although Saint-Quentin is by far the largest city in Aisne, the ''préfecture'' (capital) resides in the third-largest city of Laon.
The mayor of Saint-Quentin is conservative Pierre André, member of Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP Party.
★ Dudo of Saint-Quentin (born ca. 965), historian
★ Maurice Quentin de La Tour (1704-1788), painter and pastelist
★ Jean Louis Marie Poiret (1755-1834), botanist and explorer
★ François-Noël Babeuf (1760-1797), known as ''Gracchus Babeuf'', political agitator and journalist of the revolutionary period
★ Charles Rogier (1800–1885), Belgian statesman
★ Amédée Ozenfant (1886-1966), cubist painter
★ Jean-Marie Lefèvre (1953-...), modernist and minimalist poet
★ Xavier Bertrand (1965-...), Minister of Health in Dominique de Villepin's government, conservative
★ 'Butterflies' Museum' which owns more than 600,000 insects and shows 20,000 of them
★ 'Antoine Lecuyer Museum' which owns the largest collection of Maurice Quentin de La Tour's pastels
Saint-Quentin is paired with:
★ Kaiserslautern, Germany
★ Rotherham, England
★ San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
★ Battle of St. Quentin
★ Saint-Quentin Basilica
★ Saint-Quentin Basilica
★ Official website
:''For other places with the same name, see Saint-Quentin.''
St Quentin
'Saint-Quentin' is a commune of northern France. It has been identified as the ''Augusta Veromanduorum'' of antiquity. It is named for Saint Quentin, who is said to have been martyred here in the 3rd century.
| Contents |
| Administration |
| Miscellaneous |
| Mayors |
| Famous ''saint-quentinois'' |
| Museums |
| Sister cities |
| See also |
| External links |
Administration
Saint-Quentin is a ''sous-préfecture'' of the Aisne ''département'', part of the Picardie ''région''. Although Saint-Quentin is by far the largest city in Aisne, the ''préfecture'' (capital) resides in the third-largest city of Laon.
Miscellaneous
The Market
Mayors
The mayor of Saint-Quentin is conservative Pierre André, member of Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP Party.
| From | To | Name | Politic |
|---|---|---|---|
| march 1995 | Not finished | Pierre André | Conservative |
| 1989 | 1995 | Daniel Le Meur | Communist |
| 1983 | 1989 | Jacques Braconnier | Conservative |
| 1977 | 1983 | Daniel Le Meur | Communist |
| 1966 | 1977 | Jacques Braconnier | Conservative |
Famous ''saint-quentinois''
★ Dudo of Saint-Quentin (born ca. 965), historian
★ Maurice Quentin de La Tour (1704-1788), painter and pastelist
★ Jean Louis Marie Poiret (1755-1834), botanist and explorer
★ François-Noël Babeuf (1760-1797), known as ''Gracchus Babeuf'', political agitator and journalist of the revolutionary period
★ Charles Rogier (1800–1885), Belgian statesman
★ Amédée Ozenfant (1886-1966), cubist painter
★ Jean-Marie Lefèvre (1953-...), modernist and minimalist poet
★ Xavier Bertrand (1965-...), Minister of Health in Dominique de Villepin's government, conservative
Museums
★ 'Butterflies' Museum' which owns more than 600,000 insects and shows 20,000 of them
★ 'Antoine Lecuyer Museum' which owns the largest collection of Maurice Quentin de La Tour's pastels
Sister cities
Saint-Quentin is paired with:
★ Kaiserslautern, Germany
★ Rotherham, England
★ San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
See also
★ Battle of St. Quentin
External links
★ Saint-Quentin Basilica
★ Saint-Quentin Basilica
★ Official website
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