Ferrières-en-Bray

Ferrières-en-Bray
Ferrières-en-Bray
Location within Upper Normandy region  Ferrières-en-Bray
Coordinates: 49°29′01″N 1°44′44″E / 49.4836°N 1.7456°ECoordinates: 49°29′01″N 1°44′44″E / 49.4836°N 1.7456°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Gournay-en-Bray
Intercommunality	Canton of Gournay-en-Bray
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marie France Devillerval
Area^1	15.88 km^2 (6.13 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	1,718
• Density	110/km^2 (280/sq mi)
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 Haute-Normandie 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.

See also

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

References

• INSEE

External links

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