La Neuville-lès-Bray (French pronunciation: [la nøvil lɛ bʁɛ], literally La Neuville near Bray) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
La Neuville-lès-Bray | |
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 The church in La Neuville-lès-Bray | |
Location of La Neuville-lès-Bray  | |
  La Neuville-lès-Bray  La Neuville-lès-Bray | |
| Coordinates: 49°56′01″N 2°43′09″E / 49.9336°N 2.7192°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Albert |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Coquelicot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Benoit Dubuisson[1] |
Area 1 | 4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 256 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80593 /80340 |
| Elevation | 32–85 m (105–279 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe commune is situated on the D329 road, on the banks of the river Somme, opposite Bray-sur-Somme, 29 kilometres (18 mi) east of Amiens.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 175 | — |
| 1975 | 201 | +2.00% |
| 1982 | 214 | +0.90% |
| 1990 | 215 | +0.06% |
| 1999 | 260 | +2.13% |
| 2007 | 274 | +0.66% |
| 2012 | 269 | −0.37% |
| 2017 | 266 | −0.22% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
edit- Froissy Dompierre Light Railway and museum at nearby Froissy.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Neuville-lès-Bray.
- La Neuville-lès-Bray official website (in French)