Le Grand-Quevilly is a commune in the

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-Inf� ...

department in the

Normandy Normandy (; or ) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...

in north-western

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

Geography

The town is third largest suburb of

Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine, in northwestern France. It is in the prefecture of Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one ...

, a port with considerable

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situated just southwest of the centre of

, at the junction of the D 3, D 492 and the D 338 roads.

Population

Heraldry

Places of interest

* The Zénith de Rouen concert hall. * The fifteenth-century

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at Grand Aulnay. * The church of Saint-Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.

International relations

Le Grand-Quevilly is twinnedgrandquevilly.fr
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since 1964, * Morondava,

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, since 1964, * Laatzen,

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, since 1966, * Lévis,

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, since 1969, *

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since 1976.

Notable people

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, politician. * Franck Dubosc, actor and comedian. * Philippe Torreton, actor and politician

References

External links

Official website
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