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Commune of Rouen
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Haute-Normandie (capital)
Department	Seine-Maritime (préfecture)
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Chief town of 7 cantons
Intercommunality	Communauté de l'agglomération Rouennaise
Mayor	Valérie Fourneyron (PS) (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	2 m–152 m (avg. 10 m)
Land area¹	21.38 km²
Population² (1999)	106,592
- Density	4,986/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	76540/ 76000
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

Rouen (pronounced [ʁwɑ̃] in French) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River Seine, and currently the capital of the Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy) région. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe, Rouen was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages. It was one of the capitals of the Anglo-Norman dynasties, which ruled both England and large parts of modern France from the 11th century to the 15th century. It was in Rouen where Joan of Arc was burnt in 1431. People from Rouen are called Rouennais. Image File history File links Paris_plan_pointer_b_jms. ... This list of countries, arranged alphabetically, gives an overview of countries of the world. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Capital Rouen Land area¹ 12,318 km² Regional President Alain Le Vern (PS) (since 1998) Population  - Jan. ... Departments (French: IPA: ) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... Seine-Maritime is a French département in Normandy. ... In France, a préfecture is the capital city of a département. ... The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. ... The arrondissement of Rouen is an arrondissement of France, located in the Seine-Maritime département, of the Haute-Normandie région. ... The cantons of France are administrative divisions subdividing arrondissements and départements. ... Map of the 36,568 communes of metropolitan France. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste, PS) is one of the largest political parties in France. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... 2014 (MMXIV) will be a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... INSEE is the French abbreviation for the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (French: Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques). ... Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... For other meanings, see Estuary (disambiguation) Río de la Plata estuary An estuary is a semi-enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. ... This page lists English translations of several Latin phrases and abbreviations, such as and . ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For other uses, see Normandy (disambiguation). ... This article is about the river in France. ... Capital Rouen Land area¹ 12,318 km² Regional President Alain Le Vern (PS) (since 1998) Population  - Jan. ... France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... The Exchequer was (and in some cases still is) a part of the governments of England (latterly to include Wales, Scotland and Ireland) that was responsible for the management and collection of revenues. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... For other uses, see Joan of Arc (disambiguation). ... Year 1431 was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ...

The population of the metropolitan area (in French: aire urbaine) at the 1999 census was 518,316 inhabitants and 541,410 inhabitants at the 2007 estimate. The city proper has an estimated population of 109,000 in 2007.

Administration

Rouen is the capital of the Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy) région, as well as a commune and the préfecture (capital) of the Seine-Maritime département. Capital Rouen Land area¹ 12,318 km² Regional President Alain Le Vern (PS) (since 1998) Population  - Jan. ... The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... In France, a préfecture is the capital city of a département. ... Seine-Maritime is a French département in Normandy. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ...

Rouen and 36 suburban communes of the metropolitan area form the Community of Agglomeration of Rouen Haute-Normandie, with 393,621 inhabitants in it at the 1999 census. In descending order of population, the largest of these suburbs are Sotteville-lès-Rouen, Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, Le Grand-Quevilly, Le Petit-Quevilly, and Mont-Saint-Aignan, each with a population exceeding 20,000 inhabitants. A communauté dagglomération is a metropolitan government structure in France, created by the Loi Chevénement in 1999. ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... Sotteville-lès-Rouen is a commune in the département of Seine-Maritime and the Haute-Normandie region of France. ... Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray is a commune in the département of Seine-Maritime and the Haute-Normandie region of France. ... Le Grand-Quevilly is a commune in the département of Seine-Maritime and the Haute-Normandie region of France. ... Le Petit-Quevilly is a commune in the département of Seine-Maritime and the Haute-Normandie region of France. ... Mont-Saint-Aignan is a town of Normandy in northwestern France. ...

History

Rouen was founded by the Gauls who called it Ratumacos; the Romans later renamed it to Rotomagus. Rouen was the chief city of the Secunda Provincia Lugdunensis under Constantine. In the 5th century it became the seat of the bishopric and later a capital of Neustria. In the 9th century, it was overrun by Normans and since 912 has been the capital of Normandy and residence of the dukes. Gaul (Latin: ) was the name given, in ancient times, to the region of Western Europe comprising present-day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... Head of Constantines colossal statue at Musei Capitolini Gaius Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus[1] (February 27, 272–May 22, 337), commonly known as Constantine I, Constantine the Great, or (among Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic[2] Christians) Saint Constantine, was a Roman Emperor, proclaimed Augustus by his troops on... Europe in 450 The 5th century is the period from 401 to 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... Neustria & Austrasia The territory of Neustria originated in A.D. 511, made up of the regions from Aquitaine to the English Channel, approximating most of the north of present-day France, with Paris and Soissons as its main cities. ... As a means of recording the passage of time the 9th century was the century that lasted from 801 to 900. ... Norman conquests in red. ... Events Orso II Participazio becomes Doge of Venice Patriarch Nicholas I Mysticus becomes patriarch of Constantinople Births November 23 - Otto I the Great Holy Roman Emperor (+ 973) Abd-ar-rahman III - prince of the Umayyad dynasty Deaths Oleg of Kiev Categories: 912 ... The Duchy of Normandy stems from the Viking invasions of France in the 8th century. ... Bold textInsert non-formatted text here This statue of Rollo the Viking (founder of the fiefdom of Normandy) stands in Falaise, Calvados, birthplace of his descendant William I the Conqueror (the Duke of Normandy who became King of England). ...

In the 1100s, Rouen was the site of a yeshiva; at that time, about 6,000 Jews lived in the town, comprising about 20% of the population, in addition to a large number of Jews scattered about another 100 communities in Normandy. The well-preserved remains of the yeshiva were discovered in the 1970s under the Rouen Law Courts, and the community has begun a project to restore them. Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century Decades: 1050s 1060s 1070s 1080s 1090s - 1100s - 1110s 1120s 1130s 1140s 1150s Years: 1100 1101 1102 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 Events and Trends 1107 Emperor Toba ascends the throne of Japan The great Buddhist centre of learning at Nalanda is... This article is about the Jewish male educational system. ... For other uses, see Normandy (disambiguation). ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ...

On June 24, 1204 Philippe Auguste entered Rouen and definitively annexed Normandy to the French Kingdom. is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... [Neilhughandafriendlypeasant. ... Philip II (French: Philippe II), called Philip Augustus (French: Philippe Auguste) (August 21, 1165 - July 14, 1223), was King of France from 1180 to 1223. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

During the Hundred Years' War, on January 19, 1419, Rouen surrendered to Henry V of England who made Normandy a part of England. Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen on May 30, 1431. The French recaptured the town in 1449. Combatants France Castile Scotland Genoa Majorca Bohemia Crown of Aragon Brittany England Burgundy Brittany Portugal Navarre Flanders Hainaut Aquitaine Luxembourg Holy Roman Empire The Hundred Years War was a conflict between France and England, lasting 116 years from 1337 to 1453. ... is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 19 – Hundred Years War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England which brings Normandy under the control of England. ... Henry V of England (16 September 1387 – 31 August 1422) was one of the great English warrior kings of the Middle Ages. ... For other uses, see Normandy (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Joan of Arc (disambiguation). ... Burning of two sodomites at the stake (execution of individuals by fire. ... is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1431 was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ...

The city was heavily damaged during World War II on D-day and its famed cathedral was almost destroyed by Allied bombs. During the Nazi occupation, the German Navy had its headquarters located in a chateau on the École Supérieure de Commerce de Rouen campus. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... German frigate Karlsruhe rescuing shipwrecked people off the coast of Somalia while participating in the international anti-terror operation ENDURING FREEDOM, April 2005 The Laboe Naval Memorial for sailors who lost their lives at sea during the World Wars and while on duty at sea and U 995 Modern air... The École Supérieure de Commerce de Rouen (ESC Rouen or Rouen School of Management in English) is one of the leading business schools in France. ...

Ecclesiastical history

The chapter of Rouen, (which consists of the archbishop, a dean, fifty canons, and ten prebendaries), have, ever since the year 1156, enjoyed the annual privilege of pardoning, on Ascension day, some individual confined within the jurisdiction of the city for murder. On the morning of Ascension day, the chapter, having heard many examinations and confessions read, proceed to the election of the criminal who is to be pardoned; and, the choice being made, his name is transmitted in writing to the parliament, which assemble on that day at the palace. The parliament then walk in procession to the great chamber, where the prisoner is brought before them in irons, and placed on a stool; he is informed that the choice has fallen upon him, and that he is entitled to the privilege of St. Romain. The Archbishop of Rouen is Primate of Normandy and one of the fifteen Archbishops of France. ... Events Prince Yuriy Dolgorukiy fortifies Moscow, regarded as the date of the founding of the city Establishment of the Carmelite Order Hogen Rebellion in Japan January 20 - According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of the lake Köyliönjärvi... Also refers to the process of gaining Enlightenment and several meditation techniques. ...

After this form, he is delivered into the hands of the chaplain, who, accompanied by fifty armed men, conveys him to a chamber, where the chains are taken from his legs and bound about his arms; and in this condition he is conducted to a place named the Old Tower, where he awaits the coming of the procession. After some little time has elapsed, the procession sets out from the cathedral; two of the canons bear the shrine in which the relics of St. Romain are presumed to be preserved. When they have arrived at the Old Tower, the shrine is placed in the chapel, opposite to the criminal, who appears kneeling, with the chains on his arms. Then one of the canons, having made him repeat the confession, says the prayers usual at the time of giving absolution; after which service, the prisoner kneeling still, lifts up the shrine three times, amid the acclamations of the people assembled to behold the ceremony. The procession then returns to the cathedral, followed by the criminal, wearing a chaplet of flowers on his head, and carrying the shrine of the saint. After mass has been performed, he has a very serious exhortation addressed to him by a monk; and, lastly, he is conducted to an apartment near the cathedral, and is supplied with refreshments and a bed for that night. In the morning he is dismissed. This privilege was justified by the legend of the Gargouille, a fearsome dragon, and how St. Romain defeated him with the help of a prisoner... The gargouille was a mythological creature originating from France. ...

Sights

Rouen Cathedral

The entrance to Rouen Cathedral

The Church of Jeanne d'Arc

Abbey church of Saint-Ouen, (chevet) in Rouen

Rouen, medieval house

Rue St-Romain on a rainy day in Rouen

Rouen is known for its Notre Dame cathedral, with its Tour de Beurre (butter tower). The cathedral was the subject of a series of paintings by Claude Monet, some of which are exhibited in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. Image File history File links Cathédrale of Rouen - Photographer Richard Groult (2001) Copyleft : cette Å“uvre est libre, vous pouvez la redistribuer et/ou la modifier selon les termes de la Licence Art Libre. ... Image File history File links Cathédrale of Rouen - Photographer Richard Groult (2001) Copyleft : cette Å“uvre est libre, vous pouvez la redistribuer et/ou la modifier selon les termes de la Licence Art Libre. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 618 KB) The entrance to Rouen Cathedral I attest that I am the copyright holder for this image and I release it for use under the Creative Commons 2. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 618 KB) The entrance to Rouen Cathedral I attest that I am the copyright holder for this image and I release it for use under the Creative Commons 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2048 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2048 pixel, file size: 2. ... Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1141 KB)Abbey church of Saint-Ouen, Rouen, Seine-Maritime/ Photo taken by Urban, December 2004/ GFDL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1141 KB)Abbey church of Saint-Ouen, Rouen, Seine-Maritime/ Photo taken by Urban, December 2004/ GFDL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This article is about an architectural feature; for the astronomical term see apsis. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (768x1024, 227 KB) Rouen, old house in the city, Seine-Maritime, France / Personal picture of Urban/ GFDL Urban 2004 File links The following pages link to this file: Rouen ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (768x1024, 227 KB) Rouen, old house in the city, Seine-Maritime, France / Personal picture of Urban/ GFDL Urban 2004 File links The following pages link to this file: Rouen ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 380 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (499 × 787 pixel, file size: 119 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Rouen ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 380 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (499 × 787 pixel, file size: 119 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Rouen ... Rouen Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen) is a Gothic cathedral in Rouen, in northwestern France. ... Not to be confused with Édouard Manet, another painter of the same era. ... Vincent Van Gogh: Starry Night Over the Rhone, painted in September 1888 at Arles Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Bal au moulin de la Galette, Montmartre, 1876 Édouard Manet: The Luncheon on the Grass, 1862-3 Gustave Courbet: The Artists Studio (detail), 1855 Paul Cézanne: Apples and Oranges, circa 1899... This article is about the capital of France. ...

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Other famous structures include the Gothic Church of Saint Maclou (15th century); the Tour Jeanne d'Arc, where Joan of Arc was brought in 1431 to be threatened with torture (contrary to popular belief, she was not imprisoned there); the Church of Saint Ouen (12th–15th century); the Palais de Justice, which was once the seat of the Parlement (French court of law) of Normandy and the Museum of Fine Arts and Ceramics which contains a splendid collection of faïence and porcelain for which Rouen was renowned during the 16th to 18th centuries. The western facade of Reims Cathedral, France. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... Year 1431 was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... Palais de Justice (literally Palace of Justice) is French for Hall of Justice. See: Paris Hall of Justice for the one in Paris. ... This article is for the Ancien Régime institution. ... Faience or faïence is the conventional name in English for fine tin-glazed earthenware on a delicate pale buff body. ... “Fine China” redirects here. ...

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There are many museums in Rouen: Musée des beaux-arts de Rouen, an art museum with pictures of well-known painters such as Monet, Musée maritime fluvial et portuaire, a museum on the history of the port of Rouen and navigation, Musée des antiquités, an art and history museum with antic or gothic works, Musée de la céramique, Musée Le Secq des Tournelles... Oscar-Claude Monet (November 14, 1840 - December 5, 1926), French impressionist painter. ... Sulzer Motor of 400 cv and 28 tons which equipped a trawler (1937) The musée maritime fluvial et portuaire de Rouen is about the history of the port of Rouen , which is one the greatest port of France. ...

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Rouen was also home to the French Grand Prix, hosting the race at the nearby Rouen-Les-Essarts track sporadically between 1952 and 1968. The French Grand Prix (Grand Prix de France) is a race held as part of Fédération Internationale de lAutomobiles annual Formula One automobile racing championships. ... Rouen-les-Essarts as it looked between 1955 and 1970. ... The 1952 Formula One season was the 3rd FIA Formula One World Championship season. ... Season Summary Season Review 1968 Constructors Championship final standings 1968 Drivers Championship final standings Categories: Formula One seasons ...

Transport

Rouen is served by a light rail system opened in 1994, the Métro. It branches into two lines out of a metro tunnel running through the city center. Rouen is also served by buses run in conjunction with the tramway by the local transport authority, Metrobus. This article is about light rail systems in general. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... The Tramway de Rouen was a network of tramway lines in the Norman city of Rouen, France. ... Autobus redirects here. ... Metrobus may refer to: MCW Metrobus, a bus model manufactured by MCW in the 1970s and 1980s. ...

Education

Higher education in Rouen is provided by University of Rouen, École Supérieure de Commerce de Rouen, located at nearby Mont-Saint-Aignan, INSA ROUEN and ESIGELEC. The École Supérieure de Commerce de Rouen The École Supérieure de Commerce de Rouen (ESC Rouen or Rouen School of Management in English) is a leading French business school. ... Mont-Saint-Aignan is a town of Normandy in northwestern France. ...

Births

Rouen was the birthplace of:

• Edward IV (1442-1483), king of England
• Isaac Oliver (c.1560-1617), French-born English portrait miniature painter
• Samuel Bochart (1599-1667), theologian and Orientalist
• Pierre Corneille (1606-1684), tragedian
• Adrien Auzout (1622-1691), astronomer
• Thomas Corneille (1625-1709), dramatist, brother of Pierre Corneille
• Noel Alexandre (1630-1724), theologian and ecclesiastical historian
• Marie Champmeslé (1642-1698), actress
• René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643-1687), cleric and explorer
• Gabriel Daniel (1649-1728), Jesuit historian
• Nicolas Lemery (1645-1715), chemist
• Jean Jouvenet (1647-1717), painter
• Jacques Basnages (1653-1723), Protestant divine
• Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657-1757), author
• Pierre Antoine Motteux (1663-1718), English translator and dramatist
• Pierre François le Courayer (1681-1776), Catholic theological writer
• François d'Agincourt (1684-1758), composer, harpsichordist and organist
• Jean Restout (1692 - 1768), painter
• Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (1711-1780), novelist
• Jacques-François Blondel (1705 - 1774), architect, urbanist
• Jacques Duphly (1715-1789), harpsichordist and composer
• François-Adrien Boïeldieu (1775-1834), composer, mainly of operas
• Pierre Louis Dulong (1785-1838), physicist and chemist
• Théodore Géricault (1791-1824), painter, painted The Raft of the Medusa
• Armand Carrel (1800-1836), writer
• Pierre Adolphe Chéruel (1809-1891), historian
• Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), novelist, who wrote Madame Bovary
• Eugène Ketterer (1831-1870), composer and pianist
• Maurice Leblanc (1864-1941), novelist, creator of the character Arsène Lupin
• Charles Nicolle (1866-1936), bacteriologist who earned the 1928 Nobel Prize in Medicine
• Georges Guillain (1876-1961), neurologist
• Marcel Dupré (1886-1971), organist and composer
• Philippe Étancelin (1896-1981), Grand Prix motor racing
• Roger Apéry (1916–1994), mathematician
• Jacques Rivette (born 1928) film director
• Stéphan Caron (born 1966), freestyle swimmer
• Vincent Delerm (born 1976), singer-songwriter, pianist
• David Trezeguet (born 1977), French-Argentine football striker
• Guillaume Couture (1617-1701-04-04), Lay Missonary and diplomat who moved to Quebec around 1640

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Twin towns

Rouen is twinned with:

• Hanover, Germany
• Norwich, United Kingdom
• Ningbo, China
• Salerno, Italy, since 2003
• Wejherowo, Poland

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In fiction and popular culture

Fine Art

Rouen Cathedral, Full Sunlight, by Claude Monet, 1894

• The Rouen Cathedral was the subject for a series of paintings by the Impressionist painter Claude Monet, who painted the same scene at different times of the day. Two paintings are in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; one is in the National Museum of Serbia in Belgrade. The estimated value of one painting is over $40 million.

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Literature

• The character Erik, or The Opera Ghost of Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera was supposedly born in Rouen.

Rouen also played a major part in the Flaubert novel "Madame Bovary." Gaston Leroux. ... This article is about the Gaston Leroux novel. ...

Music

• The British band Supergrass named their fifth studio album Road to Rouen, punning on an Anglicised version of the city's pronunciation.

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Film

• In the 2001 movie A Knight's Tale, the protagonist William Thatcher played by Heath Ledger poses as a noble and competes in his first jousting tournament at Rouen.

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Computer games

• The game Call of Duty 3 features a map set in Rouen. The map, entitled Rouen, is mainly city and offers fierce city fighting, much like that seen in World War II.

• In the Soul Calibur series of fighting games, Raphael, a playable character, is explained as being born in Rouen. Interestingly, his fighting style involves an English rapier.

• Rouen appears as an important location to protagonist Alice Elliot in the game Shadow Hearts.

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See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Rouen

• Saint Ouen (catholic saint)

Saint Ouen (609 in Sancy close to Soissons, France - 686 in Clichy, France), Dado to his contemporaries lived at the court of Clotaire II and Dagobert I. He was the constant companion of Saint Eligius, whose vita he wrote, and was consecrated bishop of Rouen in 640. ...

External links

• Site of the Tourist Board
• City council website
• (French) Rouen Activities
• (French) Télévision de l'agglomération rouennaise
• Objectif Rouen : Pictures and descriptions of the most famous monuments
• The Catholic Encyclopedia 1908 detailed ecclesiastical history
• Photo galleries (free of rights): [1] [2]
• Photos of Eglise Saint Maclou
• Joan of Arc's execution

• Photo gallery of Rouen
• Rouen, Its History and Monuments, by Théodore Licquet, 1840, from Project Gutenberg

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Angoulême is a town and commune in southwestern France, préfecture (capital city) of the Charente département. ... Charente (Saintongeais: Chérente, Occitan: TCharanto) is a department in central France named after the Charente River. ... For other uses, see La Rochelle (disambiguation). ... Charente-Maritime is a département on the west coast of France named after the Charente River. ... Bourges is a town and commune in central France that is located on the Yèvre river. ... Cher is a département in the center of France. ... Tulle is a netting, which is often starched, made of various fibers, including silk, nylon, and rayon, that is often used for veils or gowns. ... Corrèze is a département in the center of France, named after the Corrèze River. ... Ajaccio (IPA: , Latin: ; French: ; Corsican: ), is a town in France. ... Corse-du-Sud is a French department. ... Location within France Bastia (French & Corsican: Bastia), is a town and commune of northern Corsica, in France. ... Haute-Corse is a French département. ... Dijon ( , IPA: ) is a city in eastern France, the préfecture (administrative capital) of the Côte-dOr département and of the Bourgogne région. ... For other uses, see Côte dOr (disambiguation). ... Saint-Brieuc (Breton: Sant-Brieg) is a commune France, situated in Côtes-dArmor and in the Brittany région. ... Côtes-dArmor (French) / Aodoù-an-Arvor (Breton) is a département in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France. ... Guéret is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Creuse département. ... Creuse is a département in central France named after the Creuse River. ... Périgueux ( ) (in Occitan: Peireguers or Periguers ) is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Dordogne département and the capital of the Périgord area in the Aquitaine région. ... Dordogne (Occitan: Dordonha) is a department in central France named after the Dordogne River. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Utinam (Latin: If God wills) Citadel Vauban of Besançon Location Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Coordinates Administration Country Region Franche-Comté Department Doubs (25) Intercommunality Grand Besançon Mayor Jean-Louis Fousseret (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land area¹ 65. ... Doubs is a département in eastern France named after the Doubs River. ... Valence is a commune in south-eastern France, the capital of the département of Drôme, situated on the left bank of the Rhône, 65 miles south of Lyon on the railway to Marseille. ... Drôme is a département in southeastern France named after the Drôme River. ... Évreux is a town and commune of Normandy, northwestern France, in the Eure département, of which it is the préfecture (capital). ... Eure is a département in the north of France named after the Eure River. ... Chartres is a town and commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Eure-et-Loir département. ... Eure-et-Loir is a French département, named after the Eure and Loir rivers. ... Quimper (Kemper in Breton, Corspotium in Latin) is a commune of Brittany in northwestern France. ... Finistère (Penn-ar-Bed in Breton) is a département of France, located in Brittany (Bretagne in French). ... Nîmes (Provençal Occitan: Nimes in both classical and Mistralian norms) is a city and commune of southern France. ... Gard (Occitan: Gard) is a department located in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. ... New city flag (Occitan cross) Traditional coat of arms Motto: (Occitan: For Toulouse, always more) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Midi-Pyrénées Department Haute-Garonne (31) Intercommunality Community of Agglomeration of Greater Toulouse Mayor Jean-Luc Moudenc  (UMP) (since 2004) City Statistics Land... Haute-Garonne is a département in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. ... Auch is a town and commune in southwestern France. ... Gers (Occitan: Gers) is a department in the southwest of France named after the Gers River. ... For other uses, see Bordeaux (disambiguation). ... Gironde (Occitan: Gironda) is a common name for the Gironde Estuary - sound where merge the mouths of the Garonne river and of the Dordogne river - and for a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France. ... Montpellier (Occitan Montpelhièr) is a city in the south of France. ... For other uses, see Hérault (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Rennes (disambiguation). ... Ille-et-Vilaine is a département of France, located in Brittany (Bretagne in French) in the northwest corner of France. ... Châteauroux is a commune of central France, préfecture (capital) of the Indre département. ... Indre is a département in the center of France named after the Indre River. ... Tours is a city in France, the préfecture (capital city) of the Indre-et-Loire département, on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. ... Indre-et-Loire is a département in west-central France named after the Indre and the Loire rivers. ... Grenoble (Franco-Provençal: Grenoblo) is a city and commune in south-east France situated at the foot of the Alps where the Drac joins the Isère River. ... Isère (Arpitan: Isera, Occitan: Isèra) is a department, in the Rhône-Alpes (Rôno-Arpes in Arpitan) region in the east of France named after the Isère River. ... Lons-le-Saunier is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Jura département. ... For other places with the same name, see Jura. ... Mont-de-Marsan is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Landes département. ... Landes (Occitan: Lanas) is a département in southern France. ... Blois is a city in France, the préfecture (capital) city of the Loir-et-Cher département, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between Orléans and Tours. ... Loir-et-Cher is a département in north-central France named after its two principal rivers. ... Coat of arms Motto: Franco-Provençal: Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Rhône-Alpes Department Loire (42) Canton Chief town of 9 cantons Intercommunality Communauté dagglomération Saint-Étienne Métropole Mayor Michel Thiollière  (UMP) (since 2001) Statistics Altitude 422 m–1... This article is about the French department. ... Saint Michel dAiguilhe Chapel Le Puy-en-Velay (Lo Puèi de Velai in the Auvergnat dialect of the Occitan language, pronounced [lu/lÉ™ ˈpÅ“j dÉ™ ˈvÉ™laj]) is a commune of south-central France, préfecture (capital) of the Haute-Loire département. ... Haute-Loire is a département in south-central France named after the Loire River. ... Traditional city flag City coat of arms Motto: Favet Neptunus eunti (Latin: Shall Neptune favour the traveller) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Pays de la Loire Department Loire-Atlantique (44) Mayor Jean-Marc Ayrault  (PS) (since 1989) City Statistics Land area¹ 65. ... Loire-Atlantique (formerly Loire-Inférieure) is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean. ... Orléans (Latin, meaning golden) is a city and commune in north-central France, about 130 km (80 miles) southwest of Paris. ... Loiret is a département in north-central France named after the Loiret River. ... Cahors is a town in Western France in the Lot département. ... Lot is a département in the southwest of France named after the Lot River. ... For the Agen meteorite of 1814, see Meteorite falls. ... Lot-et-Garonne is a département in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers. ... Mende is a commune of France, in the Lozère département, of which it is the préfecture (capital). ... Lozère (in Occitan Losera), is a department in southeast France near the Massif Central. ... Maison dAdam, House of Adam, the oldest house of Angers. ... Maine-et-Loire is a département in west-central France. ... Saint-Lô is a town and commune of France, the préfecture (capital) of the Manche département, in Normandy. ... Manche is a French département in Normandy named after La Manche (the sleeve), which is the French name of the English Channel. ... Châlons-en-Champagne is a city and commune in France. ... Marne is a department in north-eastern France named after the Marne River which flows through the department. ... Chaumont is a commune of France, and the préfecture (capital) of the Haute-Marne département. ... Haute-Marne is a département in the northeast of France named after the Marne River. ... Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Coordinates Administration Country Region Pays de la Loire Department Mayenne (53) Arrondissement Laval Canton Chief town of 5 cantons Intercommunality Laval Agglomération Mayor François dAubert (UMP) (2001-2008) Statistics Elevation 42 m–122 m (avg. ... Mayenne is a département in northwest France named after the Mayenne River. ... For other uses, see Nancy (disambiguation). ... Meurthe-et-Moselle is a département in the northeast of France named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers. ... Bar-le-Duc is a town in northeastern France, in the Meuse département, of which it is the préfecture (capital). ... Meuse is a département in northeast France, named after the Meuse River. ... In the old city centre Harbour to cathedral Vannes (Breton: Gwened) is a town and commune located in the Morbihan département, in Brittany, in the west of France. ... Morbihan (Mor-Bihan in Breton) is a department in the northwest of France named after the Morbihan (small sea in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Si paix dedans, paix dehors (French: If peace inside, peace outside) Cathedral St. ... Moselle is a département in the northeast of France named after the Moselle River. ... Palais Ducal Nevers (Latin: Noviodunum, later Nevirnum and Nebirnum) is a commune of central France, the préfecture (capital) of the Nièvre département, in the former province of Nivernais. ... Nièvre is a département in the center of France named after the Nièvre River. ... For other uses, see Lille (disambiguation). ... Extent of Dutch in the Arrondissement of Dunkirk, 1874 and 1972 Nord (French term for: North) is a département in the north of France. ... Beauvais is a town and commune of northern France, préfecture (capital) of the Oise département. ... Oise is a département in the north of France named after the Oise River. ... Alençon is a town in Normandy, France, préfecture (capital) of the Orne département. ... Orne is a department in the northwest of France named after the Orne River. ... Calais (Kales in Dutch) is a town in northern France, located at 50°57N 1°52E. It is in the département of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... Pas-de-Calais is a département in northern France named after the strait which it borders. ... Clermont-Ferrand is a city of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of approximately 140,000. ... Building of the Conseil Général of the Puy-de-Dôme département, in Clermont-Ferrand Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-Dôme is a département. ... Aquitaine Region flag Coat of arms The location of Pau is shown on this map of the historical and cultural area of Gascony. ... Pyrénées-Atlantiques (Gascon: Pirenèus-Atlantics; Basque: Pirinio-Atlantiarrak or Pirinio-Atlantikoak) is a département in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. ... Location within France Tarbes is a French town and commune, in the département of Hautes-Pyrénées, of which it is the préfecture. ... Hautes-Pyrénées is a département in southwestern France. ... Perpignan (French: Perpignan, pronounced ; Catalan Perpinyà, pronounced ) is a commune and the préfecture (administrative capital city) of the Pyrénées-Orientales département in southern France. ... Pyrénées-Orientales (English: , Catalan: , Occitan: ) is a department of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. ... For other uses, see Strasburg. ... History The département was created on March 4, 1790, during the French Revolution. ... Petite Venise Colmar is a town and commune in the Haut-Rhin département of Alsace, France. ... Haut-Rhin is a French département, named after the Rhine river. ... This article is about the French city. ... Rhône is a French département located in the central Eastern région of Rhône-Alpes. ... Vesoul is a French city and commune located in the Haute-Saône département. ... Haute-Saône (Hiôta-Sona in Arpitan language) is a French department of the Franche-Comté (Franche-Comtât) région, named after the Saône River. ... Mâcon is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Saône-et-Loire département, in the Bourgogne région. ... Saône-et-Loire is a French département, named after the Saône and the Loire rivers between which it lies. ... Le Mans is a city in France, located at the Sarthe River. ... The Château de Boisclaireau, residence of the Gueroust family, Counts of Boisclaireau, in Sarthe. ... Chambéry is the capital of the department of Savoie, France. ... Savoie is a French département located in the Alps. ... City flag Coat of arms Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Region Rhône-Alpes Department Haute-Savoie (préfecture) Arrondissement Annecy Canton Chief town of 3 cantons Intercommunality Communauté de lagglomération dAnnecy Mayor Jean-Luc Rigaut  (UDF) (since January 15, 2007) Statistics... Haute-Savoie is a French département, named after the Alps mountain range. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Seine-Maritime is a French département in Normandy. ... Melun is a French city and commune on the river Seine, about 50 km south-southeast of Paris. ... Seine-et-Marne is a French département, named after the Seine and the Marne rivers, and located in the ÃŽle-de-France région. ... This article is about the city of Versailles. ... Yvelines is a French département in the région of ÃŽle-de-France. ... Niort is a commune of western France, préfecture (capital) of the Deux-Sèvres département. ... Deux-Sèvres is a French département. ... Amiens is a city and commune in the north of France, 120 km north of Paris. ... This article is about the French department. ... Albi is a town and commune in southern France. ... For other uses, see Tarn (disambiguation). ... Montauban (Montalban in Occitan) is a town and commune of southwestern France, préfecture (capital) of the Tarn-et-Garonne département, 31 miles north of Toulouse. ... Tarn-et-Garonne is a French département in the southwest of France. ... Panorama of Toulon area. ... Var is a department of southeastern France. ... For the Municipality in Quebec, see Avignon Regional County Municipality, Quebec. ... The Vaucluse is a département in the southeast of France. ... La Roche-sur-Yon is a town and commune in western France, préfecture (capital) of the Vendée département. ... Vendée is a department in west central France, on the Atlantic Ocean . ... Location within France Poitiers (population 85,000) is a small city located in west central France. ... This article is about the French département. ... This article is about the French commune. ... Haute-Vienne is a French département named after the Vienne River. ... Épinal is a commune of northeastern France, préfecture (capital) of the Vosges département. ... Vosges is a French department, named after the Vosges mountain range. ... Coordinates Administration Country France Region Bourgogne Department Yonne (Prefecture) Arrondissement Auxerre Canton Chief town of 5 cantons Intercommunality Communauté de Communes de lAuxerrois Mayor Guy Ferez (2001-2008) Statistics Altitude 93 m–217 m (avg. ... Yonne is a French département named after the Yonne River. ... Belfort is a town and commune of northeastern France, préfecture (capital) of the Territoire de Belfort département in the Franche-Comté région. ... The Territoire de Belfort is a département in the Franche-Comté région of eastern France. ... Essonne is a French department in the region of ÃŽle-de-France. ... Société Générale twin towers, located in Nanterre in the district of La Défense. ... Hauts-de-Seine is a département in France. ... Bobigny is a town and commune of France, in the suburbs is of Paris, chief town of the arrondissement of the Seine-Saint-Denis. ... Seine-Saint-Denis is a French département located in the ÃŽle-de-France région. ... Créteil is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. ... Val-de-Marne is a French département, named after the Marne River, located in the ÃŽle-de-France région. ... Cergy is a suburban commune of the Val-dOise département, in suburban Paris in France. ... Val-dOise is a French département named after the Oise River, located in the ÃŽle-de-France région. ...
Overseas departments
Cayenne (French Guiana) • Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe) • Fort-de-France (Martinique) • Saint-Denis (Réunion) Under the 1946 Constitution of the Fourth Republic, the French colonies of Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana in the Caribbean and Réunion in the Indian Ocean became départements doutre-mer (in English Overseas Departments) or DOMs. ... Cayenne is the capital of the French overseas région of French Guiana. ... Basse-Terre Island (top) from space, September 1994 Basse-Terre is the name of the western of the two largest islands of Guadeloupe. ... Fort-de-France is the capital of Frances Caribbean département doutre-mer of Martinique. ... Saint-Denis de la Réunion, (or just Saint-Denis or St-Denis for short) is the préfecture (administrative capital) of the French overseas département Réunion. ...

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Strasbourg (Alsace) • Bordeaux (Aquitaine) • Clermont-Ferrand (Auvergne) • Dijon (Bourgogne) • Rennes (Bretagne) • Orléans (Centre) • Châlons-en-Champagne (Champagne-Ardenne) • Ajaccio (Corsica) • Besançon (Franche-Comté) • Paris (Île-de-France) • Montpellier (Languedoc-Roussillon) • Limoges (Limousin) • Metz (Lorraine) • Toulouse (Midi-Pyrénées) • Lille (Nord-Pas de Calais) • Caen (Basse-Normandie) • Rouen (Haute-Normandie) • Nantes (Pays de la Loire) • Amiens (Picardie) • Poitiers (Poitou-Charentes) • Marseille (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) • Lyon (Rhône-Alpes) Overseas regions Cayenne (French Guiana) • Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe) • Fort-de-France (Martinique) • Saint-Denis (Réunion)