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Rouen (UK: / ˈ r uː ɒ̃, ˈ r uː ɒ n /, US: / r uː ˈ ɒ̃, r uː ˈ ɒ n /; [3] [4] French: ⓘ or) [needs Norman IPA] is a city on the River Seine, in northwestern France.It is the prefecture of the region of Normandy and the department of Seine-Maritime.
Seine-Maritime (French pronunciation: [sɛn maʁitim] ⓘ) 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 .
Rouen, France, was founded by the Gaulish tribe of Veliocasses, who controlled a large area in the lower Seine valley, which today retains a trace of their name as the Vexin. The Gauls named the settlement Ratumacos [1] and the Romans called it Rotomagus. [2] Roman Rotomagus was the second city of Gallia Lugdunensis, after Lugdunum .
It was created in 1956 from two departments: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continued to provoke controversy, and many people continued to call for the two regions to be reunited. The two regions were finally merged on 1 January 2016.
The following is a list of the 35 cantons of the Seine-Maritime department, in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015: [1] Barentin Bois-Guillaume
The A150 autoroute is a short motorway northwest of Rouen, France. It connects Rouen to Yvetot in the Seine-Maritime department. It connects Rouen to Yvetot in the Seine-Maritime department. This motorway was originally numbered A15.
It is located in the Seine-Maritime department, in the Normandy region, north-western France. It was created in January 2015, replacing the previous Communauté d'agglomération Rouen-Elbeuf-Austreberthe. [1] Its area is 663.8 km 2. Its population was 492,681 in 2014, of which 111,360 in Rouen proper. [2]
The Cantons of Rouen are cantons situated in the Seine-Maritime département and in the Normandy region of northern France. Since the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the commune of Rouen is subdivided into 3 cantons: [1] Canton of Rouen-1 (pop. 38,082) Canton of Rouen-2 (pop. 36,051) Canton of Rouen-3 (pop ...