Ferrières-en-Bray

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

Ferrières-en-Bray
Commune
The town hall in Ferrières-en-Bray
Location of Ferrières-en-Bray
Ferrières-en-Bray Show map of France Ferrières-en-Bray Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°29′01″N 1°44′44″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Gournay-en-Bray
Intercommunality	CC 4 rivières
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-France Devillerval[1]
Area 1	15.88 km2 (6.13 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,675
• Density	110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,332	—
1975	1,485	+1.57%
1982	1,577	+0.86%
1990	1,644	+0.52%
1999	1,643	−0.01%
2007	1,689	+0.35%
2012	1,645	−0.53%
2017	1,674	+0.35%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The Château Le 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