Bertangles (French pronunciation: [bɛʁtɑ̃ɡl]); Picard: Bèrtangue) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Bertangles
The chateau in Bertangles
The chateau in Bertangles
Location of Bertangles
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Bertangles is located in France
Bertangles
Bertangles
Bertangles is located in Hauts-de-France
Bertangles
Bertangles
Coordinates: 49°58′15″N 2°18′02″E / 49.9708°N 2.3006°E / 49.9708; 2.3006
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAmiens
CantonAmiens-2
IntercommunalityAmiens Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joseph Debart[1]
Area
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8.57 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
779
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80092 /80260
Elevation51–131 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.

Geography

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 287—    
1975 387+4.36%
1982 646+7.59%
1990 700+1.01%
1999 654−0.75%
2007 604−0.99%
2012 583−0.71%
2017 627+1.47%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • The 18th-century château, constructed by Louis-Joseph Clermont-Tonnerre from 1730 to 1734, replacing the medieval structure, itself rebuilt in the 16th century, after being burned by the Spaniards in 1597. An old gateway is all that remains of the older building, which gives access to the farm, to the west. In August 1930, a fire destroyed the interior of the château, particularly the woodwork. All was remade in the same style in subsequent years. The stairway and ramp of wrought iron have also been restored.

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

Personalities

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  • Rittmeister Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, the Red Baron, was buried with military honours by the Australian Flying Corps in the cemetery some distance from the village on 22 April 1918, but exhumed after the end of World War I and reburied first in the German military cemetery of Fricourt (Somme), then by his brother in Berlin. After the Second World War his remains were transferred to Wiesbaden (in 1975).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

Bibliography

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  • « Canton of Villers-Bocage - Châteaux et fermes - N° 182 - Coll. Itinéraires du patrimoine » - Textes de Judith Förstel - 1999 - ISBN 2-906340-40-5
  • « Dictionnaire historique et archéologique de Picardie - Arrondissement of Amiens - Tome III » - E. Héren et L. Ledieu - 1919
  • « Dictionnaire des châteaux de France : Artois, Flandre, Hainaut, Picardie » - J. Thiebaut - 1978
  • « Églises, châteaux, beffrois et hôtels-de-ville les plus remarquables de la Picardie et de l'Artois » - A. Goze - 1849
  • « La décoration sculptée des façades du château de Bertangles » - François de Clermont-Tonnerre - dans Bulletin de la Société des Antiquaires de Picardie - Tome 76 - 1976
  • « Un grand artiste du fer : Vivarais » - J. Foucart-Borville - dans Bulletin de la Société des Antiquaires de Picardie - 3e trim. 1980 (à propos de l'histoire de la grille d'honneur)