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situated by the banks of the river Seine, just northwest and over the river from the centre of Rouen, at the junction of the D 51, D 982 and the D 94 roads.

Heraldry

Population

Places of interest

* Saint-Martin's church, dating from the thirteenth century. * The seventeenth century convent of Sainte-Barbe, built over a cave in the cliffs, overlooking the river. * The Flaubert museum. * The two churches of St. Pierre, at the hamlets of Bapeaume (1872) and Croisset. * Vestiges of a 12th-century castle at Croisset. * A Carthaginian column in the park. * The sixteenth century Château des Deux-Lions. * A turretted house at Dieppedalle.

Notable people

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(1821–1880) lived at the hamlet of Croisset for 40 years and died here. * English painter Robert Henry Cheney (1801–1866) painted several views of and from here, including the watercolour ''Rouen-From the chateau de Cantelieu, July 19, 1842''.

Twin towns

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