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Quend (; vls, Kent) is a commune in the Somme department in
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Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its prefecture is Lille. The ...
in northern France
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. 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
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arras (–Boulogne–Saint-Omer) (Latin: ''Dioecesis Atrebatensis (–Bononiena–Audomarensis)''; French: ''Diocèse d'Arras (–Boulogne–Saint-Omer)'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church i ...
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
Tourism and culture
Since 2005, A film festival has taken place at Quend-Plage-les-Pins./ref>
Places and monuments
Personalities
* Roger Noyon, artisteSee also
*Communes of the Somme department
The following is a list of the 772 communes of the Somme department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Quend-Plage-Les-Pins website
{{authority control Communes of Somme (department) Seaside resorts in France
{{authority control Communes of Somme (department) Seaside resorts in France