Avesnes-en-Bray

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

Avesnes-en-Bray
Commune
The landscape of Avesnes-en-Bray and the windfarm
Location of Avesnes-en-Bray
Avesnes-en-Bray
Avesnes-en-Bray
Coordinates: 49°28′11″N 1°40′24″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonGournay-en-Bray
IntercommunalityCC Quatre Rivières
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Françoise Deschamps
Area
1
11.9 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
301
 • Density25/km2 (66/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.

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 of Avesnes-en-Bray
Year19621968197519821990199920062015
Population275275249205234256311312
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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