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Gournay en Bray

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Seine-Maritime

Intercommunality
  
CC 4 rivières

Area
  
10.4 km²

Arrondissement
  
Dieppe

Region
  
Normandy

Canton
  
Gournay-en-Bray

Population (2006)
  
6,320

Local time
  
Friday 2:15 PM

Gournay-en-Bray

Weather
  
12°C, Wind NW at 21 km/h, 57% Humidity

Gournay-en-Bray is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in north-western France.

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Map of 76220 Gournay-en-Bray, France

Geography

A town of farming and light industry, it is situated in the Pays de Bray, some 50 km (31 mi) east of Rouen, at the junction of the N 31, the D 915 and the D 930 roads.
The commune’s territory includes three former parish hamlets, near the confluence of the Epte with three other smaller rivers – the Morette, Auchy and Aulnaie.

Places of interest

  • The Collegiate Church of Saint-Hildevert, built in the 12th century, is famous for its Roman capitals, ornate decoration and its ancient religious sculptures.
  • Vestiges of a 17th-century priory, now a farm
  • Ruins of a 12th-century Capuchin monastery
  • The chapel at the hamlet of Saint-Clair, built in 1829
  • A memorial fountain of the 18th century
  • The town gates and fortifications, dating from the 13th century
  • Traces of 10th-century fortifications
  • The 16th-century church of Saint-Jean-Batiste

    • International relations

  • Hailsham, England

    • Gournay-en-Bray is twinned with Hailsham in the English County of East Sussex. Hailsham has a much larger population (circa 20,500 compared to Gournay-en-Bray's circa 6,500) but, according to Hailsham Town Council, "the features and facilities of both towns are quite similar". A Twinning Charter was signed in Hailsham in October 2000 and in Gournay-en-Bray in February 2001, and renewed in both towns on its 10th anniversary.

    References

    Gournay-en-Bray Wikipedia
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