Quend
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The beach at Quend-Plage
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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 / 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
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| 37.78 km2 (14.59 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)[2]
| 1,269 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
80649 /80120
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| 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 departmentinHauts-de-France in northern France. The inhabitants are known as Quennois.
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).
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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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] | ||
Since 2005, A film festival has taken place at Quend-Plage-les-Pins.[4]
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