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Roye, Somme

Roye
Coat of arms of Roye
Coat of arms
Roye is located in France
Roye
Roye
Coordinates: 49°42′03″N 2°47′28″E / 49.7008°N 2.7911°E / 49.7008; 2.7911Coordinates: 49°42′03″N 2°47′28″E / 49.7008°N 2.7911°E / 49.7008; 2.7911
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Montdidier
Canton Roye
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacques Fleury
Area1 15.55 km2 (6.00 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 6,384
 • Density 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 80685 / 80700
Elevation 67–96 m (220–315 ft)
(avg. 88 m or 289 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roye is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Roye is situated at the junction of the A1 autoroute and the N17 road, on the banks of the Avre, some 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Amiens.



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