Somme (depairtment)
(Reguidit frae Somme)
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Somme | ||
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.JPG) Prefectur biggin o the Somme depairtment, in Amiens | ||
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 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 | 6,170 km2 (2,380 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999) | ||
| • Tot | 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.