Gournay-en-Bray


Gournay-en-Bray 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

Gournay-en-Bray is twinned with Hailsham in the English County of East Sussex. Hailsham has a much larger population but, according to Hailsham Town Council, "the features and facilities of both towns are quite similar". A was signed in Hailsham in October 2000 and in Gournay-en-Bray in February 2001, and renewed in both towns on its 10th anniversary.