Clères (French pronunciation: [klɛʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
Clères | |
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 The covered marketplace in Clères | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Clères  | |
  Clères  Clères | |
| Coordinates: 49°36′01″N 1°06′40″E / 49.6003°N 1.1111°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Bois-Guillaume |
| Intercommunality | Inter-Caux-Vexin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nathalie Thierry[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.36 km2 (4.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,380 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76179 /76690 |
| Elevation | 63–181 m (207–594 ft) (avg. 113 m or 371 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
A farming and forestry market town situated by the banks of the Clérette river, in the Pays de Caux, some 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D 2, D 6, D 53 and the D 100 roads. SNCF has a TER railway station in the town.
Heraldry edit
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The arms of Clères are blazoned : Argent, a bend azure diapered Or, charged with a flamingo Or.
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Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,055 | — |
| 1975 | 1,091 | +0.48% |
| 1982 | 1,302 | +2.56% |
| 1990 | 1,254 | −0.47% |
| 1999 | 1,266 | +0.11% |
| 2007 | 1,308 | +0.41% |
| 2012 | 1,374 | +0.99% |
| 2017 | 1,369 | −0.07% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest edit
- 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 Le Tôt, dating from the twelfth century.
- A château and its park, home of the zoo.
- A seventeenth century sandstone cross.
- Ruins of a medieval castle.
- Several ancient wood-framed houses.
- The eighteenth century market hall ‘Les Halles’.
People with links to the commune edit
- Jean Delacour, ornithologist, lived here.
Twin towns edit
Goldenstedt, Germany, since 1989- Leverkusen, Germany, since 2000
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Bibliography edit
- Hippolyte Lemarchand, Histoire du canton de Clères, 1891 ; Le Pucheux, Fontaine-le-Bourg, 2002 ISBN 2-9517552-2-8
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clères.
- Clare, Clere, and Clères A paper on the origin of the town's name.
- Tourist Office website (in French)
- Site perso sur CLERES (in French)