Point of Interest
City of Saint-Quentin
Street Address: Saint-Quentin, New Brunswick
The City of Saint-Quentin is located on the Somme River in the old French province of Picardy. It was the site of a key battle in the last major German offensive of World War One. Although the British forces were force to give ground, the line held after very ferocious fighting. The original names of the New Brunswick village was first Five Fingers and then Anderson's Settlement. The name was changed in 1919 to commemorate the Battle of Saint-Quentin of 1918. This was considered appropriate because some of the original settlers were from Picardy.