Avesnes-en-Bray

Avesnes-en-Bray
Commune
The landscape of Avesnes-en-Bray and the windfarm
Avesnes-en-Bray
Location within Normandy region
Avesnes-en-Bray
Coordinates: 49°28′11″N 1°40′24″E / 49.4697°N 1.6733°E / 49.4697; 1.6733Coordinates: 49°28′11″N 1°40′24″E / 49.4697°N 1.6733°E / 49.4697; 1.6733
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Gournay-en-Bray
Intercommunality CC Quatre Rivières
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Françoise Deschamps
Area1 11.9 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Population (2015)2 312
 • Density 26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76048 /76220
Elevation 102–229 m (335–751 ft)
(avg. 136 m or 446 ft)

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.

Avesnes-en-Bray is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A small farming village in the Pays de Bray, situated some 28 miles (45 km) east of Rouen, at the junction of the N31 and D221 roads.

Population

Historical population of Avesnes-en-Bray
Year19621968197519821990199920062015
Population275275249205234256311312
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The eighteenth century church of St.Martin.
  • Some Merovingian tombs and objects, found in the 19th century.

See also

References


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