Canton of Bray-sur-Somme

Bray-sur-Somme
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
No. of communes	19
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Bray-sur-Somme
Area	146.96 km2 (56.74 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	6,463
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)

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. It had 6,463 inhabitants (2012).

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.

The canton comprised 19 communes:

• Bray-sur-Somme
• Cappy
• Cerisy
• Chipilly
• Chuignolles
• Éclusier-Vaux
• Étinehem
• Frise
• Herbécourt
• Méricourt-l'Abbé
• Méricourt-sur-Somme
• Morcourt
• Morlancourt
• La Neuville-lès-Bray
• Sailly-Laurette
• Sailly-le-Sec
• Suzanne
• Treux
• Ville-sur-Ancre

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

• Arrondissements of the Somme department
• Cantons of the Somme department
• Communes of the Somme department