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Avesnes-en-Bray

Coordinates: 49°28′11″N 1°40′24″E / 49.4697°N 1.6733°E / 49.4697; 1.6733
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Avesnes-en-Bray
The landscape of Avesnes-en-Bray and the windfarm
The landscape of Avesnes-en-Bray and the windfarm
Location of Avesnes-en-Bray
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Avesnes-en-Bray is located in France
Avesnes-en-Bray
Avesnes-en-Bray
Avesnes-en-Bray is located in Normandy
Avesnes-en-Bray
Avesnes-en-Bray
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[1]
Area
1
11.9 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
288
 • Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76048 /76220
Elevation102–229 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.

Avesnes-en-Bray (French pronunciation: [avɛn ɑ̃ bʁɛ], literally Avesnes in Bray, before 1962: Avesnes)[3] is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

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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

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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[4]

Places of interest

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

See also

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References

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  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