Quend

Quend
Commune
The beach at Quend-Plage

Coat of arms
Quend
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Quend
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 (2001–2014) Marc Volant
Area1 37.78 km2 (14.59 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,397
 • Density 37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Quend (French pronunciation: ​[kɛ̃]) 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 Allied invasion of France in 1944.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
1337134513151243120912051397
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Tourism and culture

Since 2005, A film festival has taken place at Quend-Plage-les-Pins.[1]

Places and monuments

The chapel at Quend-Plage

Personalities

  • Roger Noyon, artiste

See also

References

  1. ↑ Film website
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