Braches

Braches
Braches
Commune
	Braches railway station in the early 20th century
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	Coordinates: 49°44′01″N 2°30′26″E / 49.7336°N 2.5072°ECoordinates: 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
Area 1	7.21 km2 (2.78 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	247
• Density	34/km2 (89/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[]

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

Historical population of Braches
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	116	127	108	155	185	201	229
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

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Braches
Commune
Braches railway station in the early 20th century
show Location of Braches Wikimedia \| © OpenStreetMap
Braches Braches Show map of FranceShow map of Hauts-de-FranceShow all
Coordinates: 49°44′01″N 2°30′26″E / 49.7336°N 2.5072°E / 49.7336; 2.5072Coordinates: 49°44′01″N 2°30′26″E / 49.7336°N 2.5072°E / 49.7336; 2.5072
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 (Jan. 2018)^[2]	247
• Density	34/km² (89/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.