Bertangles

French commune|name=Bertangles


x = 137
y = 36
region=Picardie
departement=Somme
arrondissement=Amiens
canton=Villers-Bocage
insee=80092
cp=80260
maire=Joseph Debart
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté d'agglomération Amiens Métropole
longitude=2.30056
latitude=49.97083
alt moy=59 m
alt mini=51 m
alt maxi=131 m
hectares=857
km²=8,57
sans=654
date-sans=1999
dens=76|

Bertangles is a commune in the Somme "département" in the Picardie region of France.

Geography

Situated on the D97 road, just off the N25, 3 miles north of Amiens. A farming area with extensive woodland and a grand chateau.

Population

Places of interest

* The 18th century château, constructed by Louis-Joseph Clermont-Tonnerre|de 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.

Personalities linked to the commune

* 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 22nd April 1918, but exhumed after the end of the First World War 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.

Bibliography

* « "Canton de 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 d'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)

ee also

Communes of the Somme department

External links

(All French language)
* [http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=74140 Bertangles sur le site de l'Institut géographique national]
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=80092&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Bertangles sur le site de l'Insee]
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Bertangles Bertangles sur le site du Quid]
* [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatLocalisation.php?InseeVille=800092 Localisation de Bertangles sur une carte de France et communes limitrophes]
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=49.9708333333333&longitude=2.30055555555556&zoom=8 Plan de Bertangles sur Mapquest]

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on January 24th, 2008."