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.
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.jpg) The landscape of Avesnes-en-Bray and the windfarm | |
Location of Avesnes-en-Bray  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°28′11″N 1°40′24″E / 49.4697°N 1.6733°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Gournay-en-Bray |
| Intercommunality | CC Quatre Rivières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Françoise Deschamps[1] |
Area 1 | 11.9 km2 (4.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 288 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. | |
Geography
editA 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
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% 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
edit- The eighteenth century church of St.Martin.
- Some Merovingian tombs and objects, found in the 19th century.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Décret du 3 avril 1962 portant changement de noms de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0085, 8 April 1962, p. 3677.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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