Intercommunality CC 4 rivières Area 10.4 km² | Region Normandy Population (2006) 6,320 Local time Friday 2:15 PM | |
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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.
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International relations
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.