QUINTIN (St), an ancient, famous, and strong town of France, in Picardy, and capital of Vermanois. The church is thought to be one of the finest in France. A famous battle was fought here in 1557, between the French and Spaniards. It is seated on an eminence by the river Somme. E. Long. 3. 22. N. Lat. 49. 50.