Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime () is a department of France in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre. Until 1955 it was named Seine-Inféri ...
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
region in north-western
France
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.
On August 19, 1845, a violent F5
tornado
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hit Montville, killing 75. It travelled 15km with an average width of about 300 meters.
Geography
A small town of
forestry
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farming
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and
light industry
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situated some north of
Rouen
Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the region of Normandy and the department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe, the population ...
at the junction of the D44, D51 and the D155 roads.
SNCF
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operates a
TER
Ter or TER may refer to:
Places
* River Ter, in Essex, England
* Ter (river), in Catalonia
* Ter (department), a region in France
* Torre (river), (Slovene: ''Ter''), a river in Italy
* Ter, Ljubno, a settlement in the Municipality of Ljubno o ...
train service here. Two small rivers meet here, the
Clérette
The Clérette is a river of Normandy, France, in length, flowing through the department of Seine-Maritime. It is a right tributary of the Cailly.
Geography
The Clérette has its source in the northern part of the territory of the commune of ...
and the
Cailly
Cailly () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A farming village situated in the Rouennais, some northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D6, D12 and the D44 roads. The commune i ...
.
Heraldry
Population
Places of interest
* The church of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, dating from the eleventh century.
* A 17th century chapel.
* The château, dating from the 19th century.
* The National Firefighters Museum.
* Several interesting old buildings dating from the seventeenth century.
* The mairie, housing a tricolor dating from 1789.
Twin towns
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Haiger
Haiger is a country town in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. The nearest city is Siegen, about 25 km north of Haiger.
Geography
Location
Haiger lies about 5 km west of Dillenburg, and 20 km southeast of Siegen on the eas ...
(
Hesse
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Germany
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Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana
Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana is a village in the province
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(
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the no ...
,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...