Avesnes-en-Bray

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
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Gournay-en-Bray
Intercommunality	CC Quatre Rivières
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Françoise Deschamps
Area 1	11.9 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	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.

Avesnes-en-Bray (French pronunciation: [avɛn ɑ̃ bʁɛ], literally Avesnes in Bray) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy 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

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

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