Mesnières-en-Bray

Mesnières-en-Bray
Commune
The chateau in Mesnières-en-Bray
Coat of arms
Mesnières-en-Bray Location within Normandy region Mesnières-en-Bray
Coordinates: 49°45′51″N 1°22′59″E / 49.7642°N 1.3831°E / 49.7642; 1.3831Coordinates: 49°45′51″N 1°22′59″E / 49.7642°N 1.3831°E / 49.7642; 1.3831
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Intercommunality	CC Bray-Eawy
Government
• Mayor	Dany Minel
Area1	15.06 km2 (5.81 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,161
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76427 /76270
Elevation	53–223 m (174–732 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 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.

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

Geography

A forestry and farming village situated by the banks of the Béthune River in the Pays de Bray, some 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D1 and the D97 roads.

Heraldry

The arms of Mesnières-en-Bray are blazoned : Chequy argent and sable of 5 traits.

Population

Places of interest

• The chateau, built by Louis de Boissay in the 15th century. It was badly damaged in a fire in 2004.
• The church of Saint-Pierre & Saint-Paul, dating from the eleventh century.
• The old railway line, now a popular ramblers path.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
• Seine-Maritime
• Normandy

References

• INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mesnières-en-Bray.

• Article about the chateau fire in 2004 (in French)
• Website of the Regional forestry and farming College (in French)
• Mesnières-en-Bray on the Quid website (in French)