Gentelles
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Commune of Gentelles |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Picardie | |
| Department | Somme | |
| Arrondissement | Amiens | |
| Canton | Canton de Boves | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Val de Somme | |
| Mayor | M. Christian Alix (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 65 m–118 m (avg. 117 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 5,57 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
461 | |
| - Density | 82/km² | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 80376/ 80800 | |
| 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. | ||
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Gentelles is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Situated on the D168 road, some 8 miles southeast of Amiens.
[edit] History
The village has been known by various name through its history: Gentilla, Gentella, Gentèle, Gentela, Gentelles, Gentilles, Le Gendalle and finally Gentelles.
It was the first town to be given to the abbey of Corbie by Clovis II and Saint Bathilde.
On November 27th 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War, Gentelles was the scene of a skirmish between the 20th Battalion of Chasseurs and the Germans. There were 25 fatalities, of which 12 were French, who are buried in the cemetery, where later a memorial was erected.
During World War I, the village was at the centre of fighting during the Battle of the Somme and was all but destroyed.
[edit] Population
| 1896 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 545 | 269 | 299 | 358 | 359 | 446 | 461 |
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[edit] See also
Communes of the Somme department
[edit] External links
- Gentelles on the Insee website (French)
- Gentelles on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 18th 2008.
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