Gournay-en-Bray
Commune in Normandy, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gournay-en-Bray (French pronunciation: [guʁnɛ ɑ̃ bʁɛ], before 1962: Gournay)[3] is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
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| Coordinates: 49°28′53″N 1°43′29″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Gournay-en-Bray |
| Intercommunality | CC 4 rivières |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Picard[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.4 km2 (4.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 5,944 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76312 /76220 |
| Elevation | 84–133 m (276–436 ft) (avg. 94 m or 308 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 5,791 | — |
| 1975 | 6,430 | +1.51% |
| 1982 | 6,344 | −0.19% |
| 1990 | 6,147 | −0.39% |
| 1999 | 6,275 | +0.23% |
| 2007 | 6,174 | −0.20% |
| 2012 | 6,409 | +0.75% |
| 2017 | 6,072 | −1.07% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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The arms of Gournay-en-Bray are blazoned: Sable, an armed knight contourny maintaining in his right hand a lance argent, and in chief a fleur-de-lys Or. The traditional armoury of the Counts of Gournay seems to have been Sable simple (a pure black shield with nothing on it), hence the sable field here.
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- The Collegiate Church of Saint-Hildevert, built in the 12th century, is famous for its Romanesque 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
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".[5] A twinning charter[6] was signed in Hailsham in October 2000 and in Gournay-en-Bray in February 2001, and renewed in both towns on its 10th anniversary.[7]
- Henri-Michel Guedier de Saint-Aubin (1695-1742), theologian and Sorbonne professor
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