Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes
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Commune of Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardie | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Montdidier | |
| Canton | Moreuil | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Avre Luce Moreuil | |
| Mayor | Jean-Luc Vasseur (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 33 m–107 m (avg. 41 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 2.62 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
431 | |
| - Density | 164/km² (1999) | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| INSEE/Postal code | 80094/ 80110 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated on the D935 road, close to the banks of the Somme some 9 miles southeast of Amiens. The soil around the town comprises alluvial deposits in the valley of the Luce, the small river that separates Berteaucourt from Thennes, red diluvium around the school and out towards Thézy-Glimont, chalk towards the slopes and Eocene clay on the higher ground.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 279 | 291 | 281 | 356 | 411 | 431 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
[edit] History
Being very close to the front line during much of the First World War 1914-1918, the town was all but destroyed. Every building, as well as the cemetery, suffered a great deal of damage. The German attack of March 21, 1918 on the front line from Saint-Quentin to La Fère had succeeded in creating a pocket 80km deep into the combined British and French lines. General Seely set up his headquarters at Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes in March, 1918. On August 8, 1918, the French troops left Thennes and Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes, counter-attacking towards Villers-aux-Érables.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
(All French language)
- Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes sur le site de l'Institut géographique national
- Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes sur le site de l'Insee
- Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes sur le site du Quid
- Localisation de Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes sur une carte de France et communes limitrophes
- Plan de Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes sur Mapquest
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on January 24th, 2008.


