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Code: 80
Region: Picardie
Traditional province: Picardie
Bordering departments: Aisne,
Nord, Oise,
Pas-de-Calais,
Seine-Maritime
Area: 6,170 km2
Population (1995): 553,100 inhabitants
Préfecture: Amiens
Sous-préfectures: Abbeville, Montdidier,
Péronne
Subdivisions: 4 arrondissements, 46 cantons, 783 communes.
The department is named after the river Somme (245 km), tributary of the English Channel.