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Gournay-en-Bray (French pronunciation: [guʁnɛ ɑ̃ bʁɛ], before 1962: Gournay) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.




Geography


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.




Population






Heraldry






Places of interest



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




International relations


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". A twinning charter was signed in Hailsham in October 2000 and in Gournay-en-Bray in February 2001, and renewed in both towns on its 10th anniversary.




Notable people


Henri-Michel Guedier de Saint-Aubin (1695-1742), theologian and Sorbonne professor




See also


Communes of the Seine-Maritime department




References






External links



Gournay-en-Bray official website (in French)
Office of tourism in Gournay-en-Bray Archived 2012-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (in French)

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Komune di departemen Seine-Maritime
• Berneuil-en-Bray
• Hodenc-en-Bray
• Cuigy-en-Bray
• Saint-Aubin-en-Bray
• Saint-Léger-en-Bray
• Ons-en-Bray
• Puiseux-en-Bray
• Gournay-sur-Aronde
• Komune di departemen Calvados (A-L)
• Gournay-en-Bray
• Canton of Gournay-en-Bray
• Communauté de communes du Bray-Normand
• Roncherolles-en-Bray
• Cantons of the Seine-Maritime department
• Gournay
• Manasses I (archbishop of Reims)
• Army of Hugh the Great on the First Crusade
• Pays de Bray
• List of horse racing venues