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Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes (, literally ''Berteaucourt near Thennes''; pcd, Bérteucourt-Teinne) is a commune in the
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in
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in northern France.


Geography

The commune is situated on the D935 road, close to the banks of the
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some southeast of Amiens. The soil around the town comprises alluvial deposits in the valley of the
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, the small river that separates Berteaucourt from Thennes, red diluvium around the school and out towards
Thézy-Glimont Thézy-Glimont () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated southeast of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, l ...
, chalk towards the slopes and Eocene clay on the higher ground.


Population


History

Being very close to the front line during much of World War I 1914–1918, the town was all but destroyed. Every building, as well as the cemetery, suffered a great deal of damage. The German attack of 21 March 1918 on the front line from Saint-Quentin to La Fère had succeeded in creating a pocket deep into the combined British and French lines. General Seely set up his headquarters at Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes in March, 1918. On 8 August 1918 the French troops left Thennes and Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes, counter-attacking towards
Villers-aux-Érables Villers-aux-Érables is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is situated 24 kilometres (15 mi) southeast of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and ...
.


See also

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Communes of the Somme department The following is a list of the 772 communes of the Somme department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Somme (department) {{Montdidier-geo-stub