- Gournay-en-Bray
Gournay-en-Bray is a
village and commune of theSeine-Maritime department of northernFrance .Gournay-en-Bray is a small French town located in the Normandy region. It has 7000 inhabitants.
Geography
Gournay-en-Bray is located in the land of Bray delimited by two rivers the Epte and the Morette. Two other small rivers called Auchy and Aulnaie also pass threw this little town.
History
The word of Bray was added to the name of the village in 1992.
Collégiale Saint-Hildevert
Its church built in the 12th century is famous in the whole Normandy for its roman capitals and their nice decorations and sculptures.
Administration
Names of the mayors of Gournay-en-Bray
* 1935 1937 Castagné
* 1937 1945 Marcel Trou
* 1945 1947 Léopold Bellière
* 1947 1959 Joseph Finance
* 1959 1977 Georges Delatre
* 1977 1978 René-Jacques Valois
* 1978 1982 Robert Duranton
* 1982 1989 Bernard Laurent
* 1989 1995 Alain Carment
* 1995 Jean-Lou PainPopulation
* 1962= 5048
* 1968= 5791
* 1975= 6430
* 1982= 6344
* 1990= 6147
* 1999= 6275
* 2007= 7337ee also
Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
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