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Bertangles () is a
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in the
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in
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in northern
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.


Geography

Bertangles is situated on the D97 road, just off the N25, north of
Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in the region of Hauts-de-France. In 2021, the population of ...
. A farming area with extensive
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and a grand chateau.


Population


Places of interest

* The 18th-century château, constructed by Louis-Joseph
Clermont-Tonnerre The House of Clermont-Tonnerre is a French noble family, members of which played some part in the history of France, especially in Dauphiné, from about 1100 to the French Revolution (1789–99). History Sibaud, lord of Clermont in Viennois, wh ...
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

* 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 World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
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 Wiesbaden () is a city in central western Germany and the capital of the state of Hesse. , it had 290,955 inhabitants, plus approximately 21,000 United States citizens (mostly associated with the United States Army). The Wiesbaden urban area ...
(in 1975).


See also

*
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): Image:Bertangles château (portail avec grille d'honneur) 1.jpg, Pillars on the main gate Image:Bertangles entrée ferme du château 1.jpg, The gate to the medieval château Image:Bertangles colombier (ferme du château) 1.jpg, The Dovecote Image:Bertangles église (vue depuis petit chemin vert) 1.jpg, The church {{authority control Communes of Somme (department)