Saint-Quentin
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Saint-Quentin is a commune of northern France. Population (1999): 61,092.
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Administration
Saint-Quentin is a sous-préfecture of the Aisne département, part of the Picardie région.
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Miscellaneous
The mayor of Saint-Quentin is conservative Pierre André, member of Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP Party.
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Births
Saint-Quentin was the birthplace of:
- Dudo of Saint-Quentin (born ca. 965), historian
- Maurice Quentin de La Tour (1704-1788) painter and pastelist
- François-Noël Babeuf (1760-1797), known as Gracchus Babeuf, political agitator and journalist of the revolutionary period
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Twin towns
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External link
- City council website (http://www.ville-saintquentin.fr/)
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