Clères
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Clères (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
Geography
A farming and forestry market town situated by the banks of the Clérette river, in the Pays de Caux, some Template:Convert northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D 2, D 6, D 53 and the D 100 roads. SNCF has a TER railway station in the town.
Heraldry
Population
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Places of interest
- The church of Sts. Waast-&-Nicolas, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The church of St. Sauveur at Cordelleville, dating from the twelfth century.
- The church of Notre-Dame at Le Tôt, dating from the twelfth century.
- A château and its park, home of the zoo.
- A seventeenth century sandstone cross.
- Ruins of a medieval castle.
- Several ancient wood-framed houses.
- The eighteenth century market hall ‘Les Halles’.
People with links to the commune
- Jean Delacour, ornithologist, lived here.
Twin towns
- Template:Flagicon Goldenstedt, Germany, since 1989
- Template:Flagicon Leverkusen, Germany, since 2000
See also
References
Bibliography
- Hippolyte Lemarchand, Histoire du canton de Clères, 1891; Le Pucheux, Fontaine-le-Bourg, 2002 Template:ISBN
External links
- Clare, Clere, and Clères A paper on the origin of the town's name.
- Tourist Office website Template:In lang
- Site perso sur CLERES Template:In lang