Canteleu () is a
commune in the
Seine-Maritime department
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Government and military
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in the
Normandy region in north-western
France.
Geography
A small town of
forestry and
light industry situated by the banks of the river
Seine
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, just northwest and over the river from the centre of
Rouen
Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of ...
, 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
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
at Croisset.
* A
Carthaginian column in the park.
* The sixteenth century Château des Deux-Lions.
* A
turretted house at Dieppedalle.
Notable people
*
Gustave Flaubert (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
*
Buchholz in der Nordheide,
Germany
*
Wolow,
Poland
*
New Milton,
England
*
Kongoussi,
Burkina Faso
See also
*
Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
References
Bibliography
*Alice Lejard, ''Canteleu aux multiples facettes'', 2000
*Michel Giard, ''Hurler avec les loups à Canteleu'', Éd. Charles Corlet, 2003
External links
Official town website
Communes of Seine-Maritime
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