Bray-sur-Somme
commune in Somme, France
Bray-sur-Somme (French pronunciation: [bʁɛ syʁ sɔm], literally Bray on Somme) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Twin towns
It is twinned with Inkberrow.
Geography
The communes is situated on the D1 and D329 road junction, some 20 miles (32 km) east-northeast of Amiens.
The commune is surrounded by hills to the east and to the west. To the south, the marshes are crossed by the Somme. The town has been a strategic location over the centuries thanks to the four fords crossing the river here, the old boundary between Artois and Picardy.
Population
Etymology
Bray is a place name of Celtic origin meaning "marshy land".
The name Braium has been documented since about 630.
History
Early times
Archeological searches have established that the area had Gallic and Roman occupation, confirmed by the weapons and various domestic objects found in and around Bray.
In 630, Braium was under the domain of the abbey of St-Riquier.
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