Duclair
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rouen | |
| Canton | Barentine | |
| Community association | Métropole Rouen Normandy | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 29 ' N , 0 ° 53' E | |
| height | 1–122 m | |
| surface | 10.02 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,198 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 419 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 76480 | |
| INSEE code | 76222 | |
| Website | http://www.duclair.fr/ | |
 Duclair on the Seine |
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Duclair is a French municipality with 4198 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Seine-Maritime in the region Normandy . It belongs to the arrondissement of Rouen in the canton of Barentin . The inhabitants are called Duclairois (es) .
geography
Duclair is located on the Seine , around 20 kilometers west-northwest of Rouen in the Boucles de la Seine Normande Regional Nature Park . Here the Austreberthe flows into the Seine. Duclair is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Paër in the north, Saint-Pierre-de-Varengeville in the east, Berville-sur-Seine in the southeast, Anneville-Ambourville in the south, Yainville in the southwest, Le Trait in the west and Sainte-Marguerite-sur -Duclair to the northwest. The former Route nationale 182 runs through the municipality .
history
= In the 9th century
Duroclarus was first mentioned in a document in 811 .
Population development
| year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1962 | 2,492 |
| 1968 | 2,705 |
| 1975 | 2,975 |
| 1982 | 3,487 |
| 1990 | 3,822 |
| 1999 | 4.163 |
| 2006 | 4,100 |
| 2011 | 4.139 |
Attractions
- Saint-Denis church, built in the 11th century, bell tower from the 12th century, extensions and alterations completed in the 16th century, monument historique since 1862
- Le Taillis Castle, fortified complex from the 13th century, with renovations around 1530, since 1996 Monument historique
- Cat Rouge Castle, built in 1776
- Remnants of the Cour du Mont , former property of the Abbey of Jumièges with the Sainte-Austreberthe chapel
Personalities
- Pierre Villette (1926–1998), organist and composer
Partner municipality
There are partnerships with the German municipalities of Ronnenberg in Lower Saxony and (so far informally) Ronneburg .
Usage of names
Duclair is the name of a breed of ducks that were bred in the Seine-Maritime department.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Norman country churches (village church of Duclair ad Seine, spire); Page 670. Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung, 1909, accessed on September 6, 2019 .
