Gentelles

Gentelles is a common French, located in the department of the Somme and the area Picardy.

Etymology; Old forms of the name

Gentilla, Gentella, Gentèle, Gentela, Gentelles, Nice, Gendalle and finally Gentelles .

Communes bordering

The territories is bordered by communes:
In North: Blangy-Tronville; in the East: Cachy, Domart-on-the-Luce and Berteaucourt-les-Thennes; in the South: Thézy-Glimont; in the West: Boves.

Geography

The ground of the commune is mainly argillaceous and fertile. It begins the plain of the Santerre. The ground forms a plate being inclined towards the west with a small valley, not far one finds a small eminence there; the Mount Gospel. The culminating point of the commune reaches 117 meters.

History

Gentelles one of the first donation was made with the abbey of Corbie by Clovis II and Sainte Bathilde.
The November 27th 1870, Gentelles , was the theater of a combat delivered between the 20th Battalion of Hunters and German. One counted, on the territory of the commune, 25 dead including 12 French, buried in the cemetery or a monument was élevé.
During the Great War Gentelles made hélàs integral part of the field of Bataille of the Sum. The commune was completely ravagée.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of the Sum

External bonds

Gentelles on the site of the national geographical Institute
Gentelles on the site of INSEE
Gentelles on the site of Quid
Localization of Gentelles on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Gentelles on Mapquest

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