Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf
| Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
  Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf | ||
|
Location within Normandy region  Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf | ||
| Coordinates: 49°16′54″N 1°01′20″E / 49.2817°N 1.0222°ECoordinates: 49°16′54″N 1°01′20″E / 49.2817°N 1.0222°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rouen | |
| Canton | Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf | |
| Intercommunality | CREA | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Laurent Bonnaterre | |
| Area1 | 3.68 km2 (1.42 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 10,030 | |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76165 / 76320 | |
| Elevation |
4–75 m (13–246 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 ft) | |
|
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Past Times in the Town
Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A residential and light industrial town situated by the banks of the river Seine, some 13 miles (21 km) south of Rouen, at the junction of the D919 and the D921 roads.
It used to be the site of the Caudebec bore, or tidal wave, which several times a year rushed up the river from the sea. However the tidal estuary was changed to improve shipping access and the bore ceased to function.
Heraldry
 |
The arms of Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf are blazoned : Gules, a sickle reversed and sprig of mistletoe in saltire between (a lance inverted and a throwing axe [francisca] in saltire surmounting a gaulish shield bendwise topped with a winged gaulish helmet contourny) and a dolmen Or charged with the letters ESUS sable impaled with Azure, a she-wolf nursing Romulus and Remus, standing on a pedestal Or charged with the inscription ROMA sable, and in chief a round shield surmounted by (i.e. overall over the shield), a sword palewise, a fasces bendwise, a Aquila bendwise sinister and a trumpet fesswise Or. (An Aquila is a Roman legion's eagle standard; the trumpet is a Roman trumpet 'tuba'). |
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,270 | 9,595 | 9,469 | 8,963 | 9,902 | 9,904 | 9,676 | 10,030 |
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
- A twentieth-century château.
Twin towns
Dereham, England
Vigarano Mainarda, Italy
Bad Dürrenberg, Germany
Prague - Libuš, Czech Republic[1]
See also
References
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf. |
- Official town website (French)
- Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf on the Quid website (French)
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/17/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.