Bures-en-Bray
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| Coordinates: 49°46′44″N 1°20′09″E / 49.7789°N 1.3358°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Neufchâtel-en-Bray |
| Intercommunality | CC Londinières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacky Lévêque[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.99 km2 (4.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 329 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76148 /76660 |
| Elevation | 47–201 m (154–659 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bures-en-Bray (French pronunciation: [byʁ ɑ̃ bʁɛ], literally Bures in Bray) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D1 with the D114 and D12 roads. The river Béthune flows through the middle of the village.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 434 | — |
| 1975 | 343 | −3.31% |
| 1982 | 301 | −1.85% |
| 1990 | 318 | +0.69% |
| 1999 | 266 | −1.96% |
| 2007 | 316 | +2.18% |
| 2012 | 326 | +0.63% |
| 2017 | 323 | −0.18% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Aignan, dating from the twelfth century.
- The sixteenth century manorhouse de Tourpes.
- The motte of a feudal castle from the twelfth century.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Decorde, Jean-Eugène (1872). "Histoire de Bures-en-Bray".
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bures-en-Bray.
- Bures-en-Bray sur le site de l'Institut géographique national (in French)
- Histoire de Bures-en-Bray par J.-E. DeCorde. (in French)
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