| Gentelles | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Amiens |
| Canton: | Amiens-4 |
| Insee: | 80376 |
| Postal Code: | 80800 |
| Mayor: | Xavier Commecy[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Val de Somme |
| Coordinates: | 49.8458°N 2.4578°W |
| Elevation M: | 117 |
| Elevation Min M: | 65 |
| Elevation Max M: | 118 |
| Area Km2: | 5.57 |
Gentelles (in French pronounced as /ʒɑ̃tɛl/) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is part of the arrondissement of Amiens and the canton of Amiens-4.[2]
Gentelles is situated on the D168 road, some 8miles southeast of Amiens.
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 27, 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.