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_France.JPG) The town hall in Thennes | |
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  Thennes  Thennes | |
| Coordinates:49°48′41″N2°28′17″E / 49.8114°N 2.4714°E /49.8114; 2.4714 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Montdidier |
| Canton | Moreuil |
| Intercommunality | CC Avre Luce Noye |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Philippe Marotte[1] |
Area 1 | 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 562 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80751 /80110 |
| Elevation | 32–110 m (105–361 ft) (avg. 33 m or 108 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Thennes (French pronunciation:[tɛn]) is acommune in theSommedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.
Thennes is situated 12 miles (19 km) southeast ofAmiens, on the D11a road and bordered to the north and northwest by the riverLuce, and to the west by the riverAvre.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 218 | — |
| 1975 | 256 | +2.32% |
| 1982 | 298 | +2.19% |
| 1990 | 338 | +1.59% |
| 1999 | 355 | +0.55% |
| 2007 | 432 | +2.48% |
| 2012 | 469 | +1.66% |
| 2017 | 563 | +3.72% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Known as Tanes in 1128, because of thetanneries 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 ofBerteaucourt-les-Thennes.
From 780, Thennes was the property of the abbey atCorbie, later, as afiefdom, it passed to theseigneurs ofBoves, before returning toCorbie in the 13th century.
Thennes has seen more than its fair share of war:
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