Thennes

Thennes is situated {{Convert|12|mi|km|0}} 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.

{{Historical populations

| 1968|218

| 1975|256

| 1982|298

| 1990|338

| 1999|355

| 2007|432

| 2012|469

| 2017|563

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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:

• During the 16th century against the Spanish, particularly with the siege of Corbie in 1636. Some boatmen of Thennes and {{Interlanguage link multi|Castel, Somme|fr|3=Castel (Somme)|lt=Castel}} burned the Spanish supplies destined for their troops outside Corbie. Louis XIII subsequently exempted them and their descendants from all taxes.
• During the Napoleonic wars of 1814–1815, Cossacks were seen in the commune.
• The Franco-Prussian War of 1870, saw the town very tested. Battles at nearby Mézières and Cachy saw two local men die, of the 22 men who fought.
• During the First World War, being so close to the front line meant the town was all but destroyed.

• Communes of the Somme department

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• [https://www.thennes.fr/ Thennes official website] {{in lang|fr}}

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Category:Communes of Somme (department)

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