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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 * 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-B ...
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Hailsham
Hailsham is a town, a civil parish and the administrative centre of the Wealden district of East Sussex, England.OS Explorer map Eastbourne and Beachy Head Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – Southampton B2 edition. Publishing Date:2009. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book, where it is called ''Hamelesham''.The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde. Work:Hailsham, Sussex, Page 276 In one part yet, mentioned in other part of the same book as ‘’’Tilux’’’, the land of Ricard de Tunbrige. The town of Hailsham has a history of industry and agriculture. Etymology The name "Hailsham" is thought to come from the Saxon "Haegels Ham", meaning the clearing or settlement of Haegel, Hella or a similar name, possibly even "Aella's Ham", the clearing of Aella the Saxon. The name of the town has been spelt in various ways through the ages from ‘Hamelsham’ (as it was referred to in the Domesday Book), "Aylesham" in the 13th centur ...
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Communauté De Communes Des 4 Rivières
The Communauté de communes des 4 rivières is a '' communauté de communes'' in the Seine-Maritime and Eure '' départements'' and in the Normandy ''région'' of France. It was formed on 1 January 2017 by the merger of the former Communauté de communes du Bray-Normand, Communauté de communes du Canton de Forges-les-Eaux and Communauté de communes des Monts et de l'Andelle on 1 January 2017. It consists of 53 communes (of which 1 in Eure), and its seat is in Gournay-en-Bray.CC des 4 rivières (N° SIREN : 200069730)
BANATIC, accessed 7 April 2022.
Its area is 607.3 km2, and its population was 29,270 in 2019.
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Route Nationale 30
The Route nationale 30 is a highway in Picardy and Nord-Pas-de-Calais, northern France. It connects the town of Bapaume to with Valenciennes. Before 1973, The RN 30 was connecting Rouen to La Capelle. The road has been renamed N 31 between Rouen and Gournay-en-Bray and N 29 between Saint-Quentin and La Capelle. It has been downgraded in D 930 between Gournay-en-Bray and Saint-Quentin. Route The road starts with a junction of the former N 17 (now the D 1017) in the town of Bapaume. It crosses junction 14 of the A1 autoroute. The road passes a number of war cemeteries and has now been numbered the D 930. After Beaumetz-lès-Cambrai the road becomes the N 30. The road crosses the A26 autoroute and through the village of Fontaine-Notre-Dame before junction 14 of the A2 autoroute. The road then enters the town of Cambrai. The road has junctions with the N 43, N 44 and N 39. The road leaves the town to the north west heading through the small town of Iwuy before a j ...
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Pays De Bray
The Pays de Bray (, literally ''Land of Bray'') is a small (about 750 km²) natural region of France situated to the north-east of Rouen, straddling the French departments of the Seine-Maritime and the Oise (historically divided among the Provinces of Normandy and Picardy since 911, now divided among the administrative regions of Normandy and Picardy). The landscape is of bocage, a land use which arises from its clay soil, and is suited to the development of pasture for the raising of dairy cattle. It produces famous butters and cheeses such as Neufchâtel.info site on the Pays de Bray.


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Etymologically, the name of ''Bray'' comes from the Gaulish word ''braco'', which became the
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Gournay Capitals Engraving Pl 40, Published 1820
Gournay is the name or part of the name of six ''communes'' of France: *Gournay, Indre in the Indre ''département'' *Gournay-en-Bray in the Seine-Maritime ''département'' *Gournay-le-Guérin in the Eure ''département'' *Gournay-Loizé in the Deux-Sèvres ''département'' *Gournay-sur-Aronde in the Oise ''département'' *Gournay-sur-Marne in the Seine-Saint-Denis ''département'' Gournay may also refer to: *Marie de Gournay (1565–1645), 17th-century French writer *Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay (1712-1759), 18th-century French economist. *Gournay Court Gournay Court in the parish of West Harptree, Somerset, England, is a country house built ''circa'' 1600. The house, along with the manor of West Harptree, was owned by the Duchy of Cornwall. During World War I, it became a hospital. In 1928, it ...
a country house in West Harptree, Somerset, England {{disambiguation, geo, surname ...
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Route Nationale 31
The Route nationale 31 is a motorway in northern France. It connects the town of Rouen to Reims, it is also the European Route 46. Route The road starts in the City of Rouen, the road starts heading east. The road heads through the ''Forêt de Lyons'' passing the ''Hêtre de la Bunodière''. The road then passes the town of Gournay-en-Bray. The road crosses the Pays de Bray then by-pass the town of Beauvais. The old N 31 (now D 931) skirts the Forêt du Parc Saint-Quentin before entering Beauvais. In the town it crosses the N 1 (now numbered the D 1001). To the east of the town is a junction (15) with the A16 autoroute. To the east of Beauvais the N 31 has been upgraded to a dual-carriageway. The original route is now numbered the D 931. At Clermont the road has a junction with the N 16 (now numbered the D 1016 and D 916). After Catenay, the N 31 is single carriageway again. After 15 km the road crosses the N 17 (now numbered the D 1017) and then has a ...
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Communes Of The Seine-Maritime Department
The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC
Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020.
* Métropole Rouen Normandie *Communauté urbaine Le Havre Seine Métropole *Communauté d'agglomération Caux Seine Agglo *
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Farming
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in cities. The history of agriculture began thousands of years ago. After gathering wild grains beginning at least 105,000 years ago, nascent farmers began to plant them around 11,500 years ago. Sheep, goats, pigs and cattle were domesticated over 10,000 years ago. Plants were independently cultivated in at least 11 regions of the world. Industrial agriculture based on large-scale monoculture in the twentieth century came to dominate agricultural output, though about 2 billion people still depended on subsistence agriculture. The major agricultural products can be broadly grouped into foods, fibers, fuels, and raw materials (such as rubber). Food classes include cereals ( grains), vegetables, fruits, cooking oils, me ...
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Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 332 arrondissements, and these are divided into cantons. The last two levels of government have no autonomy; they are the basis of local organisation of police, fire departments and, sometimes, administration of elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council ( ing. lur.. From 1800 to April 2015, these were called general councils ( ing. lur.. Each council has a president. Their main areas of responsibility include the management of a number of social and welfare allowances, of junior high school () buildings and technical ...
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East Sussex
East Sussex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England on the English Channel coast. It is bordered by Kent to the north and east, West Sussex to the west, and Surrey to the north-west. The largest settlement in East Sussex is the city of Brighton and Hove. History East Sussex is part of the historic county of Sussex, which has its roots in the ancient kingdom of the South Saxons, who established themselves there in the 5th century AD, after the departure of the Romans. Archaeological remains are plentiful, especially in the upland areas. The area's position on the coast has also meant that there were many invaders, including the Romans and later the Normans. Earlier industries have included fishing, iron-making, and the wool trade, all of which have declined, or been lost completely. Governance Sussex was historically sub-divided into six rapes. From the 12th century the three eastern rapes together and the three western rapes together had ...
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Twin Towns And Sister Cities
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of international links between municipalities akin to what are known as sister cities or twin towns today dating back to the 9th century, the modern concept was first established and adopted worldwide during World War II. Origins of the modern concept The modern concept of town twinning has its roots in the Second World War. More specifically, it was inspired by the bombing of Coventry on 14 November 1940, known as the Coventry Blitz. First conceived by the then Mayor of Coventry, Alfred Robert Grindlay, culminating in his renowned telegram to the people of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in 1942, the idea emerged as a way of establishing solidarity links between cities in allied countries that went through similar devastating events. The comradeshi ...
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Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime () is a department of France in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre. Until 1955 it was named Seine-Inférieure. It had a population of 1,255,633 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 76 Seine-Maritime
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;1790 - Creation of the Seine-Inférieure department :The department was created from part of the old province of during the