Gentelles (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃tɛl]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is part of the arrondissement of Amiens and the canton of Amiens-4.

Gentelles is situated on the D168 road, some 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Amiens.

The village has been known by various name through its history: Gentilla, Gentella, Gentèle, Gentela, Gentelles, Gentilles, Le Gendalle and finally Gentelles.

It was the first town to be given to the abbey of Corbie by Clovis II and Saint Bathilde.

On November 27, 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War, Gentelles was the scene of a skirmish between the 20th Battalion of Chasseurs and the Germans. There were 25 fatalities, of which 12 were French, who are buried in the cemetery, where later a memorial was erected.

During World War I, the village was at the centre of fighting during the Battle of the Somme and was all but destroyed.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 440 —     1800 484 +1.37% 1806 547 +2.06% 1821 596 +0.57% 1831 640 +0.71% 1836 666 +0.80% 1841 686 +0.59% 1846 682 −0.12% 1851 691 +0.26% 1856 685 −0.17% 1861 701 +0.46% 1866 714 +0.37% 1872 660 −1.30% 1876 630 −1.16% 1881 646 +0.50% 1886 592 −1.73% 1891 584 −0.27% 1896 545 −1.37%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 502 −1.63% 1906 480 −0.89% 1911 415 −2.87% 1921 233 −5.61% 1926 293 +4.69% 1931 268 −1.77% 1936 288 +1.45% 1946 323 +1.15% 1954 335 +0.46% 1962 329 −0.23% 1968 299 −1.58% 1975 358 +2.61% 1982 359 +0.04% 1990 446 +2.75% 1999 461 +0.37% 2007 465 +0.11% 2012 562 +3.86% 2017 640 +2.63%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968–2017)

• Communes of the Somme department