Tende (French pronunciation: [tɑ̃d] ⓘ; Italian, Occitan and Royasc: Tenda) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

A large rectangle of land running east–west, Tende is split from north to south by the Roya river valley.

Tende was the last commune to join the French Republic in 1947, which was endorsed by a controversial local referendum, when Italy was forced to cede (after defeat in World War II) some alpine areas to France.

The hillside village is overlooked by the spire-like remnants of the main turret of the castle of the Lascaris, which was built in the 14th century as protection from the attacking Count of Provence, Charles d'Anjou.

The village recently began celebrating a series of festivals during the summer, each dedicated to an aspect of local culture.

Tende has a railway station on the Nice/Ventimiglia-Breil-sur-Roya-Cuneo line run by the SNCF, with connecting service from Ventimiglia/Nice in the southwest to Turin to the north.