Airaines
Airaines is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Airaines | |
A rooftop view of Airaines, with the church of St-Denis | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Picardy |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Amiens |
Canton | Ailly-sur-Somme |
Intercommunality | CC Somme Sud-Ouest |
Mayor | Albert Noblesse (2014-2020) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 15–116 m (49–381 ft) (avg. 49 m/161 ft) |
Land area1 | 24.88 km2 (9.61 sq mi) |
Population2 | 2,368 (2014) |
- Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80013/ 80270 |
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. |
Geography
The commune is 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Amiens, about 30 km (19 mi) south of Abbeville.