Thennes Explained

Thennes
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Thennes 80.svg
Arrondissement:Montdidier
Canton:Moreuil
Insee:80751
Postal Code:80110
Mayor:Philippe Marotte[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Avre Luce Noye
Coordinates:49.8114°N 2.4714°W
Elevation M:33
Elevation Min M:32
Elevation Max M:110
Area Km2:8

Thennes (in French pronounced as /tɛn/) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Thennes is situated 12miles southeast of Amiens, on the D11a road and bordered to the north and northwest by the river Luce, and to the west by the river Avre.

History

Known as Tanes in 1128, because of the tanneries in the area, it became known as Thannes then Thannes-Thennes in 1507.
The history of Thennes has always been closely linked with that of the neighbouring commune of Berteaucourt-les-Thennes.
From 780, Thennes was the property of the abbey at Corbie, later, as a fiefdom, it passed to the seigneurs of Boves, before returning to Corbie in the 13th century.
Thennes has seen more than its fair share of war:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.