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The tramway consists of two lines that share a common route in the north in and diverting into two southern branches to Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray and Le Grand-Quevilly.The northernmost section of the line within Rouen city centre runs through a 1.7-kilometre (1.1 mi) underground (subway) section in the Rouen city centre encompassing stations Joffre–Mutualité through Bouvoisine.
There is also a park and garden at the Champs de Mars, to the east of the city centre. The Paris–Rouen motor race of 1894, Le Petit Journal Horseless Carriages Contest, ended at the Champs de Mars. [13] In the centre of the Place du Vieux Marché (the site of Joan of Arc's pyre) [14] is the modern church of St Joan of Arc. This is a large ...
Napoleon Bonaparte said "Rouen, Le Havre forment une même ville dont la Seine est la grand-rue" ("Rouen and Le Havre form a single town of which the Seine is the High Street"). Rouen and Orléans were the first large cities to be connected by rail to Paris, on 3 May 1843. [2]
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Métropole Rouen Normandie (French pronunciation: [metʁɔpɔl ʁwɑ̃ nɔʁmɑ̃di]) is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Rouen. It is located in the Seine-Maritime department , in the Normandy region , north-western France .
The Church of Saint Joan of Arc (French: L'église Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc) is a Catholic church in the city centre of Rouen, northern France. [1]The church of Saint Joan of Arc was completed in 1979 in the centre of the ancient market square, known as the Place du Vieux-Marché, [1] the place where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake for heresy in 1431. [2]
Centre sportif Guy-Boissière (English: Guy Boissière Sports Center) is a multisports complex in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. It consists of an ice rink and a swimming pool . The complex was originally known as Centre sportif du Docteur Duchêne , after Doctor Auguste Duchêne (1905 – 1967), a former deputy mayor and president of FC Rouen ...
The Arrondissement of Rouen is an arrondissement of France in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region. It has 216 communes . [ 2 ] Its population is 639,363 (2021), and its area is 1,936.2 km 2 (747.6 sq mi).