Somme (depairtment)
(Reguidit frae Somme)
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Somme | |
---|---|
Prefectur biggin o the Somme depairtment, in Amiens | |
![]() Location of Somme in Fraunce | |
Coordinates: 49°53′N 02°25′E / 49.883°N 2.417°ECoordinates: 49°53′N 02°25′E / 49.883°N 2.417°E | |
Kintra | Fraunce |
Region | Picardy |
Prefectur | Amiens |
Subprefecturs | Abbeville Montdidier Péronne |
Govrenment | |
• Preses o the General Cooncil | Daniel Dubois |
Area | |
• Total | 6170 km2 (2,380 sq mi) |
Population (1999) | |
• Total | 555,551 |
• Rank | 46t |
• Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Department nummer | 80 |
Arrondissements | 4 |
Cantons | 46 |
Communes | 783 |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, an lochs, ponds, an glaciers lairger nor 1 km2 |
Somme (French pronunciation: [sɔm]) is a depairtment o Fraunce, locatit in the north o the kintra an named efter the Somme river.