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Sotteville-lès-Rouen
Commune in Normandy, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sotteville-lès-Rouen (French pronunciation: [sɔtvil lɛ ʁwɑ̃], literally Sotteville near Rouen) is a commune and railway town in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
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Geography
It is the largest suburb of the city of Rouen and adjacent to it, some 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D94 and the D18 roads.
Heraldry
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The arms of Sotteville-lès-Rouen are blazoned : Per bend 1: Azure, a beehive within 7 bees in orle Or; 2: Vert, a Buddicom locomotive Or; a bend gules fimbriated argent, and on a chief gules, a leopard Or armed and langued azure.
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Transportation
The métro connects the commune with Rouen and Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray.
The commune used to be a railway town in the days of the old Rouen tramway.
Population
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Places of interest
- The three churches of Notre-Dame, St. Vincent and Notre-Dame, all dating from the twentieth century.
People
- René Alix (1907–1966), choral conductor and composer
- Jacques Anquetil (1934–1987), racing cyclist, started his career here with AC Sotteville.
- Anny Duperey (1947-), actress, lives here.
- Louis Pierre Vieillot (1748–1830), ornithologist, died in Sotteville-lès-Rouen
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