Bures-en-Bray
Bures-en-Bray | |
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Bures-en-Bray | |
Location within Normandy region Bures-en-Bray | |
Coordinates: 49°46′44″N 1°20′09″E / 49.7789°N 1.3358°ECoordinates: 49°46′44″N 1°20′09″E / 49.7789°N 1.3358°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Dieppe |
Canton | Londinières |
Intercommunality | Londinières |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacky Lévêque |
Area1 | 10.99 km2 (4.24 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 313 |
• Density | 28/km2 (74/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76148 / 76660 |
Elevation |
47–201 m (154–659 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 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. |
Bures-en-Bray is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie 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 Béthune River flows through the middle of the village.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 428 | 434 | 343 | 301 | 318 | 266 | 313 |
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 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.[1]
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bures-en-Bray. |
- Bures-en-Bray on the Quid website (French)
- Site officiel de la mairie de Bures-en-Bray (French)
- Bures-en-Bray sur le site de l'Institut géographique national (French)
- Histoire de Bures-en-Bray par J.-E. DeCorde. (French)
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