Quend

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Quend
Commune
The beach at Quend-Plage The beach at Quend-Plage
Coat of arms of Quend Coat of arms
Location of Quend Map
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Coordinates: 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^[1]
Area ¹	37.78 km² (14.59 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	1,280
• Density	34/km² (88/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

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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

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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 Allied invasion of France in 1944.