Quend

Quend (French pronunciation: [kɛ̃]; West Flemish: Kent) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

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.

The chapel at Quend-Plage
Mussel culture.
Wrecked.