Quend | |
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![]() The beach at Quend-Plage | |
Coordinates: 50°19′02″N 1°38′14″E / 50.3172°N 01.6372°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 (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 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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] |
Tourism and culture
[edit]Since 2005, A film festival has taken place at Quend-Plage-les-Pins.[4]
Places and monuments
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Quend_12_eglise.jpg/220px-Quend_12_eglise.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Quend-Plage%2C_Somme%2C_Fr%2C_moules_de_bouchots.jpg/220px-Quend-Plage%2C_Somme%2C_Fr%2C_moules_de_bouchots.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Quend-Plage_%28Somme%29_r%C3%A9surrection_d%27%C3%A9pave.jpg/220px-Quend-Plage_%28Somme%29_r%C3%A9surrection_d%27%C3%A9pave.jpg)
Personalities
[edit]- Roger Noyon, artiste
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Film website