Clères () 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
farming and
forestry market town situated by the banks of 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 ...
river, in the
Pays de Caux, some northeast 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 2, D 6, D 53 and the D 100 roads.
SNCF
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has 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 ob S ...
railway station in the town.
Heraldry
Population
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
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 ...
.
* Several ancient wood-framed houses.
* The eighteenth century market hall ‘Les Halles’.
People with links to the commune
*
Jean Delacour
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* Jean (female given name)
* Jean (male given name)
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Fictional characters
* Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character
* Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations
* Jea ...
,
ornithologist
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, lived here.
Twin towns
*
Goldenstedt
Goldenstedt is a municipality in the district of Vechta, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hunte, approximately 12 km northeast of Vechta
Vechta (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Vechte'') is the capital and largest city of the V ...
,
Germany, since 1989
*
Leverkusen,
Germany, since 2000
See also
*
Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
References
Bibliography
* Hippolyte Lemarchand, ''Histoire du canton de Clères'', 1891 ; Le Pucheux,
Fontaine-le-Bourg
Fontaine-le-Bourg () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A village of farming and a little light industry, situated by the banks of the Cailly in the Pays de Caux, some north of Roue ...
, 2002
External links
Clare, Clere, and ClèresA paper on the origin of the town's name.
Tourist Office websiteSite perso sur CLERES
Communes of Seine-Maritime
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