Bertangles

Bertangles
Bertangles

Coordinates: 49°58′15″N 2°18′02″E / 49.9708°N 2.3006°ECoordinates: 49°58′15″N 2°18′02″E / 49.9708°N 2.3006°E
Country France
Region Picardy
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Villers-Bocage
Intercommunality Amiens Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Joseph Debart
Area1 8.57 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 620
  Density 72/km2 (190/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 80092 / 80260
Elevation 51–131 m (167–430 ft)
(avg. 59 m or 194 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.

Bertangles is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

Bertangles is situated on the D97 road, just off the N25, 3 miles (5 km) north of Amiens. A farming area with extensive woodland and a grand chateau.

Population

Historical population of Bertangles
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population284287387646700654620
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

The chateau was also used as Headquarters by the Australian Corps prior to the Battle of Amiens in August 1918

Personalities

See also

References

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    External links

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