Canton of Duclair
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The Canton of Duclair is a canton situated in the Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in 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...

 département and in the Haute-Normandie
Haute-Normandie
Upper Normandy is one of the 27 regions of France. It was created in 1984 from two départements: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continues to provoke controversy, and some continue to call for reuniting the two regions...

 region of northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

.

Geography

An area of farmland
Arable land
In geography and agriculture, arable land is land that can be used for growing crops. It includes all land under temporary crops , temporary meadows for mowing or pasture, land under market and kitchen gardens and land temporarily fallow...

, forestry
Forestry
Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...

, quarrying and light industry
Light industry
Light industry is usually less capital intensive than heavy industry, and is more consumer-oriented than business-oriented...

 in the arrondissement of Rouen
Arrondissement of Rouen
The Arrondissement of Rouen is one of 342 arrondissements of France, located in the Seine-Maritime département, in the Haute-Normandie région...

, centred on the town of Duclair
Duclair
Duclair is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming and light industrial town situated some west of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D43, D5 and the D982 roads. The Austreberthe River joins the Seine at Duclair,...

. The altitude varies from 0m (Jumièges
Jumièges
Jumièges is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A forestry and farming village situated in a meander of the river Seine, some west of Rouen, at the junction of the D65 and the D143 roads...

) to 134m (Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville
Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville
Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A residential village situated by the banks of the river Seine, some west of Rouen at the junction of the D67, D267 and the D982 roads.-Population:-Places of...

) with an average altitude of 57m.

Composition

The Canton of Duclair comprises 17 communes and a total of 24,402 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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| Anneville-Ambourville
Anneville-Ambourville
-Population:-Places of interest:* The thirteenth century château d'Ambourville, known as the 'Templars manorhouse', with an octagonal dovecote.* The château des Girouettes with a 17th century dovecote and chapel....

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| Bardouville
Bardouville
-Places of interest:* The Château du Corset-Rouge, dating from the nineteenth century.* The church of St.Michel, dating from the eleventh century.-External links:**...

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| Berville-sur-Seine
Berville-sur-Seine
Berville-sur-Seine is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming village situated in a large meander of the river Seine, some northwest of Rouen, at the junction of the D64 and the D45 roads...

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| Duclair
Duclair
Duclair is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming and light industrial town situated some west of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D43, D5 and the D982 roads. The Austreberthe River joins the Seine at Duclair,...

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| Épinay-sur-Duclair
Épinay-sur-Duclair
Épinay-sur-Duclair is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some northwest of Rouen on the D20 road.-Population:-Places of interest:...

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| Hénouville
Hénouville
Hénouville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A village of forestry and farming by the banks of the river Seine, situated just northwest of the centre of Rouen, at the junction of the D67, D86 and the D982...

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| Jumièges
Jumièges
Jumièges is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A forestry and farming village situated in a meander of the river Seine, some west of Rouen, at the junction of the D65 and the D143 roads...

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| Mauny
Mauny
Mauny is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A small farming and forestry village situated in the Roumois, in a meander of the river Seine, some southwest of Rouen at the junction of the D64, D46 and the D265...

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| Le Mesnil-sous-Jumièges
Le Mesnil-sous-Jumièges
Le Mesnil-sous-Jumièges is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming village, situated in the Roumois and inside a meander of the river Seine, some west of Rouen on the D65 road...

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| Quevillon
Quevillon
Quevillon is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A forestry and farming village situated in a meander of the river Seine, some west of Rouen at the junction of the D67 and the D267 roads....

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| Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair
Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair
Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some northwest of Rouen at the junction of the D20, D86 and the D64 roads....

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| Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville
Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville
Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A residential village situated by the banks of the river Seine, some west of Rouen at the junction of the D67, D267 and the D982 roads.-Population:-Places of...

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| Saint-Paër
Saint-Paër
Saint-Paër is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming village situated by the banks of the Austreberthe River in the Pays de Caux, some northwest of Rouen at the junction of the D5, D63 and the D86 roads.-Population:-Places...

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| Saint-Pierre-de-Varengeville
Saint-Pierre-de-Varengeville
Saint-Pierre-de-Varengeville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A small town of forestry, farming and a little light industry situated by the banks of the Seine, some northwest of Rouen at the junction of the D90, D43 and the...

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| Le Trait
Le Trait
-Population:-Places of interest:* The church of St. Nicolas, dating from the thirteenth century.* The ruins of a twelfth-century castle.-Bibliography:* Maurice Quemin, Le Trait, berceau de 200 navires, que sont-ils devenus ?, 1988 ISBN|2-9502241-0-5....

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| Yainville
Yainville
-External links:*...

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| Yville-sur-Seine
Yville-sur-Seine
-Places of interest:* A fifteenth-century timber constructed manoir.* A stone cross from the thirteenth century.* The church of St. Leger, dating from the twelfth century....

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See also

  • Seine-Maritime
    Seine-Maritime
    Seine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in 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...

  • Arrondissements of the Seine-Maritime department
  • Cantons of the Seine-Maritime department
  • Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
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