Avesnes-en-Bray

Avesnes-en-Bray
Avesnes-en-Bray
Location within Upper Normandy region Avesnes-en-Bray
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Gournay-en-Bray
Intercommunality	Canton of Gournay-en-Bray
Area1	11.9 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	311
• Density	26/km2 (68/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Avesnes-en-Bray is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie 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 of Avesnes-en-Bray

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	275	275	249	205	234	256	311
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

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
• Seine-Maritime
• Normandy

References

• INSEE

External links

• Avesnes-en-Bray on the Quid website (French)