Quend
Encyclopedia
Quend is a commune
in the Somme
department in Picardy
in northern France
. The inhabitants are known as Quennois.
, 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 completely razed during the Allied invasion of France in 1944.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Somme
Somme
Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....
department in Picardy
Picardy
This article is about the historical French province. For other uses, see Picardy .Picardy is a historical province of France, in the north of France...
in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan 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 VaastSaint Vaast
Saint Vaast can refer to the Frankish bishop Vedast , or to any of numerous places named after him. Those listed below are in northern France.*Saint-Vaast-d'Équiqueville in Seine-Maritime, Upper Normandy...
, 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 completely razed during the Allied invasion of France in 1944.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1337 | 1345 | 1315 | 1243 | 1209 | 1205 | 1397 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||