Airaines (French pronunciation: [ɛʁɛn]; Picard: Araine) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Coordinates: 49°57′57″N 1°56′39″E / 49.9658°N 1.9442°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Amiens |
Canton | Ailly-sur-Somme |
Intercommunality | Somme Sud-Ouest |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Albert Noblesse[1] |
Area 1 | 24.88 km2 (9.61 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,279 |
• Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80013 /80270 |
Elevation | 15–116 m (49–381 ft) (avg. 49 m or 161 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The commune is situated 30 km (19 mi) north west of Amiens, about 30 km (19 mi) south of Abbeville, at the junction of the D901 and D936 roads.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,239 | — |
1975 | 2,303 | +0.40% |
1982 | 2,385 | +0.50% |
1990 | 2,175 | −1.15% |
1999 | 2,099 | −0.39% |
2007 | 2,153 | +0.32% |
2012 | 2,363 | +1.88% |
2017 | 2,378 | +0.13% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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