Clères
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rouen | |
| Canton | Bois-Guillaume | |
| Community association | Inter-Caux-Vexin | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 36 ' N , 1 ° 7' E | |
| height | 63-181 m | |
| surface | 11.36 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,369 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 121 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 76690 | |
| INSEE code | 76179 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-cleres.fr/ | |
Clères is a French commune with 1,369 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Seine-Maritime in the region Normandy . It belongs to the arrondissement of Rouen and the canton of Bois-Guillaume (until 2015: canton of Clères ).
geography
Clères is located about 17 kilometers north of Rouen on the Clérette river . Clères is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Grugny in the north, Frichemesnil in the north-east, Authieux-Ratiéville in the east, Mont-Cauvaire in the south, Anceaumeville in the south-west, Sierville in the west, Le Bocasse in the west and north-west and La Houssaye-Béranger in the north-west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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| 1.006 | 1,055 | 1,091 | 1,302 | 1,254 | 1,266 | 1,303 | 1,388 | |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Vaast-et-Saint-Nicolas church from the 16th century
- Saint-Sauveur church in Cordelleville from the 12th century
- Notre-Dame church in Le Tôt from the 12th century
- Castle and park, today's zoological garden
- Remains of the medieval castle
- Market hall from the 18th century
Market hall and church in the background
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Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Goldenstedt in Lower Saxony since 1989 (and through a school partnership with Leverkusen (North Rhine-Westphalia) since 2000).
Personalities
- Jean Théodore Delacour (1890–1985), ornithologist
