Elbeuf
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Geography
A light industrial town situated by the banks of the Seine some Script error: No such module "convert". south of Rouen at the junction of the D7, D321 and the D313 roads. The commune's territory is largely residential to the north but the southern section is covered by thick woodland. Its position by a meander of the Seine leaves the town susceptible to flooding.
History
The first written record of the town was in the 10th century, on a map of Richard I of Normandy, under the name "Wellebou".Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It passed into the hands of the houses of Rieux and Lorraine, and was raised to the rank of a duchy in the peerage of France by Henry III in favour of Charles de Lorraine. The last duke of Elbeuf was Charles Eugène of Lorraine.[2]
Heraldry
Population
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Places of interest
- The mairie, also housing the museum.
- Two seventeenth-century churches.
- Some sixteenth-century houses.
- Elbeuf corp headquarters.
- A fifteenth-century stone cross.
- The theatre (1890), renovated in the late twentieth century.
Education
Preschools include Brassens, Daudet, LeFrancois, Malraux, Moliere, and Prevert. Elementary schools include Brassens, Condorcet, Daudet, Michelet, Moliere, and Mouchel.[3] The area public junior high school is Collège public Nelson Mandela. The area public senior high schools/sixth-form colleges are Lycée André Maurois and Lycée Ferdinand Buisson. There is a private junior-senior high school, Groupe scolaire Fénelon, and a private senior high school, Lycée professionnel privé Notre-Dame. For post-secondary, there is a University technical institute programme available.[4]
Notable people
- Raoul Grimoin-Sanson, cinematography inventor, was born here.
- André Maurois (né Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog), novelist, member of the Académie française
- David Vigor was born here and was a member of the Australian Senate, representing the Australian Democrats and the Unite Australia Party
Twin towns
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See also
References
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External links
- Official Elbeuf website Template:In lang
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