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	39/km2 (100/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 former canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardy region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.

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 comprised 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.