Braches (French pronunciation: [bʁaʃ]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Braches
Braches railway station in the early 20th century
Braches railway station in the early 20th century
Location of Braches
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Braches is located in France
Braches
Braches
Braches is located in Hauts-de-France
Braches
Braches
Coordinates: 49°44′01″N 2°30′26″E / 49.7336°N 2.5072°E / 49.7336; 2.5072
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementMontdidier
CantonMoreuil
IntercommunalityCC Avre Luce Noye
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Delanaud[1]
Area
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7.21 km2 (2.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
209
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80132 /80110
Elevation37–112 m (121–367 ft)
(avg. 52 m or 171 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Braches is situated on the D256 road, some 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Amiens, on the banks of the Avre river.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 127—    
1975 108−2.29%
1982 155+5.30%
1990 185+2.24%
1999 201+0.93%
2007 223+1.31%
2012 218−0.45%
2017 263+3.82%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE