Quend

Quend
Commune
The beach at Quend-Plage
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°19′02″N 1°38′14″E / 50.3172°N 01.6372°E / 50.3172; 01.6372Coordinates: 50°19′02″N 1°38′14″E / 50.3172°N 01.6372°E / 50.3172; 01.6372
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Rue
Intercommunality	CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marc Volant
Area 1	37.78 km2 (14.59 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	1,355
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80649 /80120
Elevation	2–29 m (6.6–95.1 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Quend (French pronunciation: ​[kɛ̃]; West Flemish: Kent) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The inhabitants are known as Quennois.

Geography[]

Quend is situated between the estuaries of the Somme and the Authie, with the D940 connecting to the A16 motorway. Quend is a commune of several villages and hamlets (Monchaux, Routhiauville, Quend-Plage-Les-Pins and more).

History[]

Quend’s church is dedicated to Saint Vaast, bishop of Arras in the 6th century. The steeple, which can be seen from miles around, was used as a triangulation point when creating the map of France. On 15 March 1905, lightning struck the steeple.

Quend-Plage-Les-Pins was razed during the of France in 1944.

Population[]

Tourism and culture[]

Since 2005, A film festival has taken place at Quend-Plage-les-Pins.^[3]

Places and monuments[]

The chapel at Quend-Plage

Personalities[]

• Roger Noyon, artiste

See also[]

• Communes of the Somme department

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Quend.

• Quend-Plage-Les-Pins website
• Position of Quend on a map of France