Mesnières-en-Bray

Mesnières-en-Bray
Mesnières-en-Bray
Location within Upper Normandy region  Mesnières-en-Bray
Administration
Country	France
Region	Upper Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Intercommunality	Pays Neufchâtelois
Mayor	Dany Minel
Statistics
Elevation	53–223 m (174–732 ft) (avg. 65 m/213 ft)
Land area1	15.06 km2 (5.81 sq mi)
Population2	1,161  (2006)
- Density	77 /km2 (200 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76427/ 76270
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 49°45′51″N 1°22′59″E / 49.7641666667°N 1.38305555556°E / 49.7641666667; 1.38305555556

Mesnières-en-Bray is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A forestry and farming village situated by the banks of the Béthune River in the Pays de Bray, some 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D1 and the D97 roads.

Heraldry

The arms of Mesnières-en-Bray are blazoned : Chequy argent and sable of 5 traits.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
606	632	629	561	609	706	1161
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The chateau, built by Louis de Boissay in the 15th century. It was badly damaged in a fire in 2004.
• The church of Saint-Pierre & Saint-Paul, dating from the eleventh century.
• The old railway line, now a popular ramblers path.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
• Seine-Maritime
• Normandy

References

• INSEE

External links

• Article about the chateau fire in 2004 (French)
• Website of the Regional forestry and farming College (French)
• Mesnières-en-Bray on the Quid website (French)