The Canton of Bray-sur-Somme is a canton

Cantons of France

The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...

 situated in the department of the Somme

Somme

Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....

 and in the Picardie

Picardie

Picardy is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northern part of France.-History:The historical province of Picardy stretched from north of Noyon to Calais, via the whole of the Somme department and the north of the Aisne department...

 region

Régions of France

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 of northern France

France

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.

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Bray-sur-Somme

Bray-sur-Somme

Bray-sur-Somme is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The communes is situated on the D1 and D329 road junction, some east-northeast of Amiens....

 in the arrondissement of Péronne

Arrondissement of Péronne

The arrondissement of Péronne is an arrondissement of France, located in the Somme département, in the Picardie région. It has 8 cantons and 169 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Péronne are:# Albert# Bray-sur-Somme...

. The altitude varies from 27m (Sailly-le-Sec

Sailly-le-Sec

Sailly-le-Sec is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated some east of Amiens, by the banks of the Somme River, on the D233 road.-Population:-History:...

) to 123m (Suzanne

Suzanne, Somme

Suzanne is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...

) for an average of 53m.

Composition

The canton of Bray comprises 19 communes

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 and a total of 5,754 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Bray-sur-Somme Bray-sur-Somme Bray-sur-Somme is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The communes is situated on the D1 and D329 road junction, some east-northeast of Amiens....	1316	80340	80136
Cappy Cappy, Somme Cappy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.- Geography :Cappy is situated on the D1 road, some east of Amiens, by the banks of the river Somme.- Population :- History :...	485	80340	80172
Cerisy Cerisy Cerisy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Cerisy is a small village in the district known as the Santerre, to the east of Amiens and 12 km from Albert.-Population:-External links:* *...	387	80800	80184
Chipilly Chipilly Chipilly is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Chipilly is situated on the D71 road, on the opposite bank of the river Somme from Cerisy, to the east of Amiens and from Albert.-Population:-External links:*...	135	80800	80192
Chuignolles Chuignolles Chuignolles is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Chuignolles is situated on the D143 and D71 junction, which is near the banks of the river Somme, approximately east of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	137	80340	80195
Éclusier-Vaux Éclusier-Vaux Éclusier-Vaux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Éclusier-Vaux is situated on the banks of the river Somme and just off the D1 road some east of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	69	80340	80264
Étinehem Étinehem Étinehem is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Étinehem is situated on the D11 road and the banks of the River Somme, some east of Amiens.-Places of interest:* Church of Saint Peter * Saint Anne’s chapel...	279	80340	80295
Frise Frise, Somme -History:In the Middle Ages the village exploited the peat of the surrounding marshy lands. With so much fresh water, the fishing was, and still is very good in this aquatic environment.Frise was on the front line for much of the First World War, notably the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The outline...	158	80340	80367
Herbécourt Herbécourt Herbécourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D1 road, some northwest of Saint-Quentin, alongside the A1 autoroute.-Population:-External links:*...	133	80200	80430
Méricourt-l'Abbé Méricourt-l'Abbé Méricourt-l'Abbé is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D120 road, some northeast of Amiens, on the banks of the Ancre river.-Population:-External links:*...	483	80800	80530
Méricourt-sur-Somme Méricourt-sur-Somme Méricourt-sur-Somme is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D171 road, some east of Amiens, by the banks of the Somme River.-Population:-External links:*...	164	80340	80532
Morcourt Morcourt, Somme Morcourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Morcourt is situated on the D71 road, some east of Amiens on the banks of the Somme.-Population:-External links:*...	268	80340	80569
Morlancourt Morlancourt Morlancourt is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Morlancourt is situated on the D42 road, some northeast of Amiens.-Population:-Personalities:* Louis Friant , French General, was born here....	318	80300	80572
La Neuville-lès-Bray La Neuville-lès-Bray La Neuville-lès-Bray is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D329 road, on the banks of the Somme River, opposite Bray-sur-Somme, some east of Amiens.-Population:-External links:*...	260	80340	80593
Sailly-Laurette Sailly-Laurette Sailly-Laurette is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commuen is situated some east of Amiens, by the banks of the Somme River, where the D42 road crosses.-Population:-References:*...	266	80800	80693
Sailly-le-Sec Sailly-le-Sec Sailly-le-Sec is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated some east of Amiens, by the banks of the Somme River, on the D233 road.-Population:-History:...	266	80800	80694
Suzanne Suzanne, Somme Suzanne is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Population:-External links:*...	151	80340	80743
Treux Treux Treux is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:Treux is situated northeast of Amiens, on the D120 road and on the banks of the Ancre.-Population:-External links:*...	244	80300	80769
Ville-sur-Ancre Ville-sur-Ancre Ville-sur-Ancre is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-External links:* * *...	235	80300	80807

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
5095	5404	5207	5284	5555	5754
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting Population without double counting Population without double counting is an English translation of the phrase Population sans doubles comptes.In France, for the purposes of the census, the INSEE has defined several population indicators that allow people who live in more than one place to be counted in each place, to study and keep...

See also

• Somme
  Somme
  Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....
  
  
• Arrondissements of the Somme department
• Cantons of the Somme department
• Communes of the Somme department

External links

• The canton of Bray-sur-Somme on the Insee website