Quend

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.

Quend
Commune
The beach at Quend-Plage
Coat of arms
Location of Quend
Quend Show map of France Quend Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°19′02″N 1°38′14″E
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.

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,345	—
1975	1,315	−0.32%
1982	1,243	−0.80%
1990	1,209	−0.35%
1999	1,205	−0.04%
2007	1,387	+1.77%
2012	1,398	+0.16%
2017	1,396	−0.03%
Source: INSEE[3]

Tourism and culture

Since 2005, A film festival has taken place at Quend-Plage-les-Pins.^[4]

Places and monuments

The chapel at Quend-Plage

Mussel culture.

Wrecked.

Personalities

• Roger Noyon, artiste

See also

• Communes of the Somme department