Gentelles

French commune|name= Gentelles


x = 140
y = 39
region=Picardie
departement=Somme
arrondissement= Amiens
canton=Canton de Boves
insee=80376
cp=80800
maire=M. Christian Alix
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Val de Somme
alt moy=117 m
alt mini=65 m
alt maxi=118 m
hectares=557
km²=5,57
sans=461
date-sans=1999
dens=82|

Gentelles is a commune in the Somme "département" in the Picardie region of France.

Geography

Situated on the D168 road, some 8 miles southeast of Amiens.

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.

Population

ee also

Communes of the Somme department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80376&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Gentelles on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Gentelles Gentelles on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 18th 2008."