Tertry, Somme

Tertry
Commune
The road into Tertry
Tertry
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Tertry
Coordinates: 49°51′47″N 3°04′14″E / 49.8631°N 3.0706°E / 49.8631; 3.0706Coordinates: 49°51′47″N 3°04′14″E / 49.8631°N 3.0706°E / 49.8631; 3.0706
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Péronne
Canton Ham
Intercommunality CC Est de la Somme
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2007) André Thirard
Area1 4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 188
 • Density 38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 80750 /80200
Elevation 62–96 m (203–315 ft)
(avg. 78 m or 256 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Tertry is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Tertry is situated 50 km (31 mi) east of Amiens, on the D44 and D45 crossroads.

History

Tertry was the site of the battle of Tertry in 687, where Pepin of Herstal defeated Berthar, mayor of the palace of Neustria.

In 1920, British soldiers built a bridge across the Omignon at Tertry.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
173174129157185186188
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

See also

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