Braches | |
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Coordinates: 49°44′01″N 2°30′26″E / 49.7336°N 2.5072°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Montdidier |
Canton | Moreuil |
Intercommunality | CC Avre Luce Noye |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Delanaud[1] |
Area 1 | 7.21 km2 (2.78 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 209 |
• Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80132 /80110 |
Elevation | 37–112 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. |
Braches (French pronunciation: [bʁaʃ]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Braches is situated on the D256 road, some 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Amiens, on the banks of the Avre river.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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] |