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Saint-Quentin is a town in the northeastern part of France in Picardie, 155 kilometers northeast of Paris . Saint-Quentin is located on the River Somme and the Canal de Saint-Quentin. Approx. 59,000 inhabitants belong to Saint-Quentin.
Saint-Quentin was established by the Romans, and then called Augusta Viromanduorum. In the Middle Ages, Saint-Quentin capital of the county of Vermandois. At this time, a monastery founded in the city here. The city has a textile industry that dates back to the 1500s. The city has several older buildings as the cathedral from 1200-1400's, famous for its sculptures and stained glass. Here is a museum with art from the 1700s and a city hall from the 1400s. The city's Champs-Elysées park offers good opportunities for the promenade, and it is also good hiking along the Saint-Quentin Canal. Saint-Quentin also has a basilica and a palace, palais de Fervaques, in addition to some museums.
Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle is the nearest airport 145 km from Saint-Quentin center.
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