Ferrières-en-Bray

Ferrières-en-Bray
Commune
Ferrières-en-Bray
Location within Normandy region Ferrières-en-Bray
Coordinates: 49°29′01″N 1°44′44″E / 49.4836°N 1.7456°E / 49.4836; 1.7456Coordinates: 49°29′01″N 1°44′44″E / 49.4836°N 1.7456°E / 49.4836; 1.7456
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Gournay-en-Bray
Intercommunality	CC 4 rivières
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marie France Devillerval
Area¹	15.88 km² (6.13 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	1,718
• Density	110/km² (280/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	76260 /76220
Elevation	86–189 m (282–620 ft) (avg. 105 m or 344 ft)
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.

Ferrières-en-Bray is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A small town of farming and associated light industry situated by the banks of the river Auchy in the Pays de Bray, some 30 miles (48 km) east of Rouen, at the junction of the D21, the D928 and the N31 roads. The commune forms part of the border with the region of Picardy.

Population

Historical population of Ferrières-en-Bray
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1234	1332	1485	1577	1644	1643	1718
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

The château du Manais, built in 1730.
The church of St.Martin, dating from the sixteenth century.
The Danone factory, where Charles Gervais started the company in the 19th century.

References

INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ferrières-en-Bray.

Ferrières-en-Bray municipal website (in French)
Ferrières-en-Bray on the Quid website (in French)

Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

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