Mesnières-en-Bray | |
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 The chateau in Mesnières-en-Bray | |
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 Location of Mesnières-en-Bray | |
  Mesnières-en-Bray  Mesnières-en-Bray | |
| Coordinates:49°45′51″N1°22′59″E / 49.7642°N 1.3831°E /49.7642; 1.3831 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Neufchâtel-en-Bray |
| Intercommunality | CC Bray-Eawy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Dany Minel[1] |
Area 1 | 15.06 km2 (5.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 941 |
| • Density | 62.5/km2 (162/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76427 /76270 |
| Elevation | 53–223 m (174–732 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mesnières-en-Bray (French pronunciation:[mɛnjɛʁɑ̃bʁɛ], literallyMesnières inBray) is acommune in theSeine-Maritimedepartment in theNormandy region in northernFrance. The town is the origin of the Scottish nameMenzies.
Aforestry andfarming village situated by the banks of the riverBéthune in thePays de Bray, some 18 miles (29 km) southeast ofDieppe at the junction of the D1 and the D97 roads.
The commune along with another 32 communes is part of a 3,503 hectare,Natura 2000 conservation area, called theHaute vallée de la Sarthe.[3]
| The arms of Mesnières-en-Bray areblazoned : Chequy argent and sable of 5 traits. |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 632 | — |
| 1975 | 629 | −0.07% |
| 1982 | 561 | −1.62% |
| 1990 | 609 | +1.03% |
| 1999 | 706 | +1.66% |
| 2007 | 884 | +2.85% |
| 2012 | 1,021 | +2.92% |
| 2017 | 927 | −1.91% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
The chateau has since been rebuilt and can be visited and rented for an event.the chateau site is home to a secondary and a high school offering courses in forestry, horticulture, the environment, personal services and hotel and catering.
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