Quend

Quend
The beach at Quend-Plage
Quend
Location within Picardy 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	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Rue
Intercommunality	Authie-Maye
Government
• Mayor (2001–2014)	Marc Volant
Area
• Land1	37.78 km2 (14.59 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Population2	1,397
• Population2 Density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)
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 is a commune in the Somme department in Picardy 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 the 15th March 1905, lightning struck the steeple.

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

Population

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

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

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

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