Canton of Bray-sur-Somme

Canton of Bray-sur-Somme
—  French canton  —
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Seat	Bray-sur-Somme
Communes	19
Area¹
• Total	146.96 km2 (56.74 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	5,754
• Density	Bad rounding here39/km2 (Bad rounding here100/sq mi)
Cantonal code	80 14
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Bray-sur-Somme is a canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardy region of northern France.

Geography

The canton is organised around the commune of Bray-sur-Somme in the arrondissement of Péronne. The altitude varies from 27m (Sailly-le-Sec) to 123m (Suzanne) for an average of 53m.

Composition

The canton of Bray comprises 19 communes and a total of 5,754 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Bray-sur-Somme	1316	80340	80136
Cappy	485	80340	80172
Cerisy	387	80800	80184
Chipilly	135	80800	80192
Chuignolles	137	80340	80195
Éclusier-Vaux	69	80340	80264
Étinehem	279	80340	80295
Frise	158	80340	80367
Herbécourt	133	80200	80430
Méricourt-l'Abbé	483	80800	80530
Méricourt-sur-Somme	164	80340	80532
Morcourt	268	80340	80569
Morlancourt	318	80300	80572
La Neuville-lès-Bray	260	80340	80593
Sailly-Laurette	266	80800	80693
Sailly-le-Sec	266	80800	80694
Suzanne	151	80340	80743
Treux	244	80300	80769
Ville-sur-Ancre	235	80300	80807

Population

Population Growth

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
5095	5404	5207	5284	5555	5754
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

• Somme
• 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 (French)

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 20th, 2008.