Sotteville-lès-Rouen (French pronunciation: [sɔtvil lɛ ʁwɑ̃], literally Sotteville near Rouen) is a commune and railway town in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
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| Coordinates: 49°24′33″N 1°05′24″E / 49.4092°N 1.09°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Le Petit-Quevilly, Sotteville-lès-Rouen |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Luce Pane[1] (PS) |
Area 1 | 7.44 km2 (2.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 28,965 |
| • Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76681 / |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editIt is the largest suburb of the city of Rouen and adjacent to it, some 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D94 and the D18 roads.
Heraldry
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The arms of Sotteville-lès-Rouen are blazoned : Per bend 1: Azure, a beehive within 7 bees in orle Or; 2: Vert, a Buddicom locomotive Or; a bend gules fimbriated argent, and on a chief gules, a leopard Or armed and langued azure.
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Transportation
editThe métro connects the commune with Rouen and Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray.
The commune used to be a railway town in the days of the old Rouen tramway.
Population
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Places of interest
edit- The three churches of Notre-Dame, St. Vincent and Notre-Dame, all dating from the twentieth century.
People
edit- René Alix (1907–1966), choral conductor and composer
- Jacques Anquetil (1934–1987), racing cyclist, started his career here with AC Sotteville.
- Anny Duperey (1947-), actress, lives here.
- Louis Pierre Vieillot (1748–1830), ornithologist, died in Sotteville-lès-Rouen
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Sotteville-lès-Rouen, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Bibliography
edit- L. Leroy, D. Andrieu et J.-F. Glabik, Sotteville, une vie, éd. Maison pour Tous, 1989 ; 1991 ISBN 2-909094-00-6
- Guy Pessiot, Histoire de l'agglomération rouennaise : la rive gauche, éd. du P'tit Normand, 1990 ISBN 978-2-906258-22-8
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sotteville-lès-Rouen.
- (in French) Official commune website