| Kantens | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kantens in the province of Groningen |
| Coordinates: | 53.3656°N 6.6339°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Groningen |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Het Hogeland |
| Area Total Km2: | 31.54 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 955 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9995 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0595 |
Kantens is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Het Hogeland, about 16 km north of the city of Groningen. It had a population of around 965 including the surrounding area in January 2017.[3]
Kantens was a separate municipality until 1990, when it became a part of Hefshuizen.[4]