Neufchâtel-en-Bray

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Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Coat of arms of Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Neufchâtel-en-Bray (France)
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
Website http://www.neufchatel.fr/

Neufchâtel-en-Bray train station

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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 .

history

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

Population development

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

economy

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

Attractions

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

Parish partnership

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

Personalities

Web links

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

Individual evidence

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