Breilly

Breilly
Breilly
Location within Picardy region  Breilly
Coordinates: 49°56′07″N 2°10′51″E / 49.9353°N 2.1808°ECoordinates: 49°56′07″N 2°10′51″E / 49.9353°N 2.1808°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Picquigny
Intercommunality	L'Ouest d'Amiens
Government
• Mayor (mars2008–mars2014)	Etienne Pecquet
Area^1	5.73 km^2 (2.21 sq mi)
Population (2010)^2	469
• Density	82/km^2 (210/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80137 / 80470
Elevation	12–101 m (39–331 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Breilly is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

Breilly is situated on the D1235 road, by the banks of the river Somme, some 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Amiens.

Places of interest

• St Sulpice church
• St Louis chapel
• war memorial
• The "château de Breilly" (private location - ruins)

Population

Historical population of Breilly

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	389	403	419	434	434	465	474
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Media related to Breilly at Wikimedia Commons
• Breilly on the Quid website
• Breilly(Unofficial town website)