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Commune in Normandy, France
Avesnes-en-Bray
Commune
The landscape of Avesnes-en-Bray and the windfarmThe landscape of Avesnes-en-Bray and the windfarm
Location of Avesnes-en-Bray
Avesnes-en-Bray is located in FranceAvesnes-en-BrayAvesnes-en-BrayShow map of FranceAvesnes-en-Bray is located in NormandyAvesnes-en-BrayAvesnes-en-BrayShow map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°28′11″N 1°40′24″E / 49.4697°N 1.6733°E / 49.4697; 1.6733
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonGournay-en-Bray
IntercommunalityCC Quatre Rivières
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Françoise Deschamps
Area11.9 km (4.6 sq mi)
Population288
 • Density24/km (63/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code76048 /76220
Elevation102–229 m (335–751 ft)
(avg. 136 m or 446 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Avesnes-en-Bray (French pronunciation: [avɛn ɑ̃ bʁɛ], literally Avesnes in Bray, before 1962: Avesnes) 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
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 275—    
1975 249−1.41%
1982 205−2.74%
1990 234+1.67%
1999 256+1.00%
2007 313+2.54%
2012 319+0.38%
2017 301−1.15%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

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

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Décret du 3 avril 1962 portant changement de noms de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0085, 8 April 1962, p. 3677.
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Seine-Maritime department


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