Clères
Encyclopedia
Clères is a commune
in the Seine-Maritime
department in the Haute-Normandie
region
in northern France
.
village situated by the banks of the Clérette
river, in the Pays de Caux
, some 17 miles (27.4 km) northeast of Rouen
, at the junction of the D2, D6, D53 and the D100 roads. SNCF
has a TER railway station in the town.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
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...
department 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
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in 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
A large farming and forestryForestry
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...
village situated by the banks of the Clérette
Clérette
The Clérette is a river of Normandy, France, in length, flowing through the department of Seine-Maritime.- Geography :The Clérette has its source in the northern part of the territory of the commune of Clères...
river, in the Pays de Caux
Pays de Caux
The Pays de Caux is an area in Normandy occupying the greater part of the French département of Seine Maritime in Haute-Normandie. It is a chalk plateau to the north of the Seine Estuary and extending to the cliffs on the English Channel coast - its coastline is known as the Côte d'Albâtre...
, some 17 miles (27.4 km) northeast of Rouen
Rouen
Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...
, at the junction of the D2, D6, D53 and the D100 roads. SNCF
SNCF
The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...
has a TER railway station in the town.
Heraldry
Population
Places of interest
- The church of Sts. Waast-&-Nicolas, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The church of St. Sauveur at Cordelleville, dating from the twelfth century.
- The church of Notre-Dame at the hamlet of Tot, dating from the twelfth century.
- A chateauChâteauA château is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally—and still most frequently—in French-speaking regions...
and its park, home of the zooZooA zoological garden, zoological park, menagerie, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures, displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred....
. - A seventeenth century sandstoneSandstoneSandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
cross. - Ruins of a medieval castleCastleA castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
. - Several ancient wood-framed houses.
- The eighteenth century market hall ‘Les Halles’.
People with links to the commune
- Jean DelacourJean Théodore DelacourJean Théodore Delacour was an American ornithologist of French origin. He was renowned for not only discovering but also rearing some of the rarest birds in the world...
, ornithologist, lived here.
External links
- Clare, Clere, and Clères A paper on the origin of the town's name.
- Tourist Office website
- Clères on the Quid website
- Site Perso sur CLERES