Fontaine-en-Bray (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn ɑ̃ bʁɛ], literally Fontaine in Bray) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
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 A cross on the church | |
Location of Fontaine-en-Bray  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°40′34″N 1°25′39″E / 49.6761°N 1.4275°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Neufchâtel-en-Bray |
| Intercommunality | CC Bray-Eawy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Fouad Nammour[1] |
Area 1 | 6.03 km2 (2.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 168 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76269 /76440 |
| Elevation | 100–233 m (328–764 ft) (avg. 132 m or 433 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 situated in the Pays de Bray, some 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D1, the D114 and the D119 roads.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 204 | — |
| 1975 | 161 | −3.33% |
| 1982 | 140 | −1.98% |
| 1990 | 164 | +2.00% |
| 1999 | 170 | +0.40% |
| 2007 | 160 | −0.75% |
| 2012 | 163 | +0.37% |
| 2017 | 176 | +1.55% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The eleventh-century church of Saint-Sulpice.
- A sixteenth-century stone cross.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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