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Braches | |
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,_l'arr%C3%AAt.jpg) Braches railway station in the early 20th century | |
 Location of Braches | |
  Braches Location within France  Braches Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 203 |
| • Density | 28.2/km2 (72.9/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.
Geography
[edit]Braches is situated on the D256 road, some 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Amiens, on the banks of the Avre river.
Population
[edit]| 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% |
| 2023 | 203 | −4.22% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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