Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes

Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes
Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes
Location within Picardy region  Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes
Coordinates: 49°48′50″N 2°27′55″E / 49.8139°N 2.4653°ECoordinates: 49°48′50″N 2°27′55″E / 49.8139°N 2.4653°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Montdidier
Canton	Moreuil
Intercommunality	Avre Luce Moreuil
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean-Luc Vasseur
Area^1	2.62 km^2 (1.01 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	384
• Density	150/km^2 (380/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80094 / 80110
Elevation	33–107 m (108–351 ft) (avg. 41 m or 135 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D935 road, close to the banks of the Somme some 9 miles (14 km) 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.

Population

Historical population of Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	279	291	281	356	411	431	384
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

History

Being very close to the front line during much of World War I 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 21 March 1918 on the front line from Saint-Quentin to La Fère had succeeded in creating a pocket 80 kilometres (50 mi)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.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes on the Quid (French)
• Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes on the map of France (French)
• Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes on Mapquest