- Thennes
French commune|name= Thennes
x = 137
y = 40
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Montdidier
canton=Moreuil
insee=80751
cp=80110
maire=Philippe Marotte
mandat=2001 -2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes Avre Luce Moreuil
alt moy=33 m
alt mini=32 m
alt maxi=110 m
hectares=800
km²=8
sans=432
date-sans=2007
dens=44|Thennes is a commune in the
Somme "département" in thePicardie region ofFrance .Geography
Situated some 12 miles southeast of
Amiens , on the D11a road and bordered to the north and northwest by the riverLuce , and to the west by the riverAvre Population
History
Known as Tanes in
1128 , because of thetanneries in the area, it became known as Thannes then Thannes-Thennes in1507 .
The history of Thennes has always been closely linked with that of the neighbouring commune ofBerteaucourt-les-Thennes .
From780 , Thennes was the property of the abbey atCorbie , later, as afiefdom , it passed to theseigneur s ofBoves , before returning toCorbie in the 13th century.
Thennes has seen more than its fair share of war:
* During the 16th century against the Spanish, particularly with the siege ofCorbie in1636 . Some boatmen of Thennes andCastel burned the Spanish supplies destined for their troops outsideCorbie .Louis XIII subsequently exempted them and their descendants from all taxes.
* During the Napoleonic wars of1814 -1815 ,Cossacks were seen in the commune.
* TheFranco-Prussian War of1870 , saw the town very tested. Battles at nearbyMézières andCachy saw two local men die, of the 22 men who fought.
* During theFirst World War , being so close to the front line meant the town was all but destroyed.See also
Communes of the Somme department External links
* [http://pagesperso-orange.fr/mairie.thennes Thennes official website] fr
* [http://perso.orange.fr/thennes Personal website about Thennes] fr
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80751&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Thennes on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req= Thennes Thennes on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on April 3rd 2008."
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