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Fontaine-en-Bray

Coordinates: 49°40′34″N 1°25′39″E / 49.6761°N 1.4275°E / 49.6761; 1.4275
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Fontaine-en-Bray
A cross on the church
A cross on the church
Location of Fontaine-en-Bray
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Fontaine-en-Bray is located in France
Fontaine-en-Bray
Fontaine-en-Bray
Fontaine-en-Bray is located in Normandy
Fontaine-en-Bray
Fontaine-en-Bray
Coordinates: 49°40′34″N 1°25′39″E / 49.6761°N 1.4275°E / 49.6761; 1.4275
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonNeufchâtel-en-Bray
IntercommunalityCC Bray-Eawy
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fouad Nammour[1]
Area
1
6.03 km2 (2.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
168
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76269 /76440
Elevation100–233 m (328–764 ft)
(avg. 132 m or 433 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fontaine-en-Bray (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn ɑ̃ bʁɛ], literally Fontaine in Bray) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

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A small farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D1, the D114 and the D119 roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 204—    
1975 161−3.33%
1982 140−1.98%
1990 164+2.00%
1999 170+0.40%
2007 160−0.75%
2012 163+0.37%
2017 176+1.55%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • The eleventh-century church of Saint-Sulpice.
  • A sixteenth-century stone cross.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE