Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf

Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf (French pronunciation: [kodbɛk lɛ.z‿ɛlbœf], literally Caudebec near Elbeuf) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf
The church in Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf
The church in Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf
Coat of arms of Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf
Location of Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf
Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf is located in France
Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf
Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf
Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf is located in Normandy
Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf
Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf
Coordinates: 49°16′54″N 1°01′20″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonCaudebec-lès-Elbeuf
IntercommunalityMétropole Rouen Normandie
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Laurent Bonnaterre[1]
Area
1
3.68 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
9,996
  Density2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76165 /76320
Elevation4–75 m (13–246 ft)
(avg. 13 m or 43 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Past Times in the Town

Geography

A residential and light industrial town situated by the banks of the river Seine, some 13 miles (21 km) south of Rouen, at the junction of the D919 and the D921 roads.

It used to be the site of the Caudebec bore, or tidal wave, which several times a year rushed up the river from the sea. However the tidal estuary was changed to improve shipping access and the bore ceased to function.

Heraldry

Arms of Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf
Arms of Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf
The arms of Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf are blazoned:
Gules, a sickle reversed and sprig of mistletoe in saltire between (a lance inverted and a throwing axe [francisca] in saltire surmounting a gaulish shield bendwise topped with a winged gaulish helmet contourny) and a dolmen Or charged with the letters ESUS sable impaled with Azure, a she-wolf nursing Romulus and Remus, standing on a pedestal Or charged with the inscription ROMA sable, and in chief a round shield surmounted by (i.e. overall over the shield), a sword palewise, a fasces bendwise, a Aquila bendwise sinister and a trumpet fesswise Or. (An Aquila is a Roman legion's eagle standard; the trumpet is a Roman trumpet 'tuba').



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 9,595    
1975 9,469−0.19%
1982 8,963−0.78%
1990 9,902+1.25%
1999 9,904+0.00%
2007 9,640−0.34%
2012 10,030+0.80%
2017 10,335+0.60%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
  • A twentieth-century château.

Twin towns

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. Twin towns - in French Archived 2012-12-17 at the Wayback Machine


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