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Commune in Normandy, France
Fontaine-en-Bray
Commune
A cross on the churchA cross on the church
Location of Fontaine-en-Bray
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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
Area6.03 km (2.33 sq mi)
Population167
 • Density28/km (72/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code76269 /76440
Elevation100–233 m (328–764 ft)
(avg. 132 m or 433 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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

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

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

Places of interest

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

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Seine-Maritime department


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