Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf
Encyclopedia
Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf is a commune
in the Seine-Maritime
department in the Haute-Normandie
region in northern France
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situated by the banks of the Seine
, some 14 miles (22.5 km) south of Rouen
at the junction of the D921 with the D321 and the D913 with the D86 road. The old quarries have some interesting geological strata examples.
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 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...
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Geography
A small suburb town of farming and light industryLight industry
Light industry is usually less capital intensive than heavy industry, and is more consumer-oriented than business-oriented...
situated by the banks of the Seine
Seine
The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...
, some 14 miles (22.5 km) south 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 D921 with the D321 and the D913 with the D86 road. The old quarries have some interesting geological strata examples.
Main sights
- The church of St.Pierre, dating from the 19th century.
- The church of St.Louis, also dating from the 19th century.
- The 18th century château du Parc.