Neufchâtel-en-Bray (French pronunciation: [nøʃɑtɛl ɑ̃ bʁɛ, nœfʃɑ-]; Norman: Neucâtel-en-Bray, Le Câtel) is a commune situated in the Seine-Maritime department of the Normandy Region, northern France.
Neufchâtel is a commune of the Pays de Bray, and is traversed by the river Béthune and its tributary the Philbert.
The city is located near the intersection of Autoroute A28 which runs from Rouen to Abbeville and A29 (the Beuzeville-Le Havre-Amiens-Saint-Quentin route).
North of the Joret line, the form of the name in Norman dialect would be Neufcastel, like the very small village of Radicatel.
On the other hand, Bourg-Achard or Pont-de-l'Arche underwent the same Francization: they are dialectally Bourg-Acard (similar to the surname Acard) and Pont-de-l'Arque (see also Arques-la-Bataille, a small parish).
The downtown area was bombarded on 19 and 24 May 1940 and again on Wednesday 7 June 1940 during the Battle of France in World War II, causing a fire that burnt for several days, destroying most of it.
Today, Neufchâtel-en-Bray is served by Transport Express Régional (TER) Upper Normandy buses connecting Dieppe to Gare de Gisors via Serqueux.
The Neufchâtel-en-Bray station, rebuilt after World War II in a local style, is now a venue while the railroad bed is a hiking trail.