Gournay-en-Bray (, before 1962: Gournay)Décret du 3 avril 1962 portant changement de noms de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0085, 8 April 1962, p. 3677. is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
Geography A town of farming and light industry, it is situated in the Pays de Bray, some east of Rouen, at the junction of the N 31, the D 915 and the D 930 roads. The commune's territory includes three former parish hamlets, near the confluence of the Epte with three other smaller rivers – the Morette, Auchy and Aulnaie.
Population
Heraldry
Places of interest
The Collegiate Church of Saint-Hildevert, built in the 12th century, is famous for its Romanesque capitals, ornate decoration and its ancient religious sculptures. Vestiges of a 17th-century priory, now a farm Ruins of a 12th-century Capuchin monastery The chapel at the hamlet of Saint-Clair, built in 1829 A memorial fountain of the 18th century The town gates and fortifications, dating from the 13th century Traces of 10th-century fortifications The 16th-century church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
International relations Hailsham, England
Gournay-en-Bray is twinned with Hailsham in the English County of East Sussex. Hailsham has a much larger population (circa 20,500 compared to Gournay-en-Bray's circa 6,500) but, according to Hailsham Town Council, "the features and facilities of both towns are quite similar".Page re twinning on web site of Hailsham Town Council A twinning charter was signed in Hailsham in October 2000 and in Gournay-en-Bray in February 2001, and renewed in both towns on its 10th anniversary.Hailsham and District Twinning Association
Notable people Henri-Michel Guedier de Saint-Aubin (1695-1742), theologian and Sorbonne professor
See also Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
References
External links
Gournay-en-Bray official website Office of tourism in Gournay-en-Bray