Quéant Explained

Quéant
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Quéant.svg
Arrondissement:	Arras
Canton:	Bapaume
Insee:	62673
Postal Code:	62860
Mayor:	Jérôme Dartus^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Osartis Marquion
Coordinates:	50.18°N 2.9842°W
Elevation M:	75
Elevation Min M:	62
Elevation Max M:	102
Area Km2:	9.02

Quéant (in French pronounced as /keɑ̃/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

Quéant is situated 15miles southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D14 and D22 roads. Quéant Mountain is a mountain in Canada named after the town.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Leger, rebuilt after destruction in the First World War.
• The Quéant Road Cemetery, overseen by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
• Battle of Drocourt-Quéant Line (1918)

External links

• CWGC.org, The CWGC extension to the communal cemetery

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62673-queant INSEE commune file