Neufchâtel-en-Bray

Neufchâtel-en-Bray
region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Community association	Bray-Eawy
Coordinates	49 ° 44 ′ N , 1 ° 26 ′ E Coordinates: 49 ° 44 ′ N , 1 ° 26 ′ E
height	69-230 m
surface	11.03 km 2
Residents	4,737 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	429 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	76270
INSEE code	76462
Website	http://www.neufchatel.fr/
	; Neufchâtel-en-Bray train station

Neufchatel-en-Bray is a French commune with 4737 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Seine-Maritime in the region Normandy ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Dieppe and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Neufchâtel-en-Bray . The inhabitants are called Neufchâtelois .

geography

Surroundings of Neufchâtel-en-Bray

Neufchâtel-en-Bray is located in the Pays de Bray on the river Béthune . Neufchâtel-en-Bray is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lucy in the north, Ménonval in the northeast, Neuville-Ferrières in the southeast, Quièvrecourt in the southwest and Saint-Martin-l'Hortier in the northwest.

The A28 autoroute as well as the former national routes 28 , 29 and 314 run through the municipality .

In the 11th century the place was known as Drincourt . In 1472 the place was destroyed by Charles le Téméraire (Charles the Bold) .

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011
Residents	5,590	5,883	5,814	5,498	5,322	5,103	4,946	4,836

The place is particularly famous for the cheese factories that produce the Neufchâtel cheese of the same name .

Notre-Dame church

Notre-Dame church from the 12th, with alterations from the 13th and 16th centuries, with outstanding stained glass, Monument historique

A partnership with the British parish of Whitchurch in Shropshire (England) has existed since 1975.

Commons : Neufchâtel-en-Bray - collection of images, videos and audio files

↑ Entry no. PA00100771 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)