Bures-en-Bray

Bures-en-Bray (French pronunciation: [byʁ ɑ̃ bʁɛ], literally Bures in Bray) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Bures-en-Bray
Commune
The church in Bures-en-Bray
Location of Bures-en-Bray
Bures-en-Bray Show map of France Bures-en-Bray Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°46′44″N 1°20′09″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Intercommunality	CC Londinières
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacky Lévêque[1]
Area 1	10.99 km2 (4.24 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	315
• Density	29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76148 /76660
Elevation	47–201 m (154–659 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft)
Website	www.buresenbray.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D1 with the D114 and D12 roads. The river Béthune flows through the middle of the village.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	434	—
1975	343	−3.31%
1982	301	−1.85%
1990	318	+0.69%
1999	266	−1.96%
2007	316	+2.18%
2012	326	+0.63%
2017	323	−0.18%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Aignan, dating from the twelfth century.
• The sixteenth century manorhouse de Tourpes.
• The motte of a feudal castle from the twelfth century.^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department