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Rouen
Location:
Rouen is located in the Haute Normandie region of France.
Presentation:
Rouen is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern on the River Seine, and currently the capital of the Haute-Normandie ( Upper Normandy) région. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe, Rouen was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages. It was one of the capitals of the Anglo-Norman dynasties, which ruled both and large parts of modern
Rouen is known for its Notre Dame cathedral, with its Tour de Beurre (butter tower). The cathedral was the subject of a series of paintings by Claude Monet, some of which are exhibited in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.
The Gros Horloge is an astronomical clock (16th century), located in the Gros Horloge street.
Other famous structures include the Gothic Church of Saint Maclou (15th century); the Tour Jeanne d'Arc, where Joan of Arc was brought in 1431 to be threatened with torture (contrary to popular belief, she was not imprisoned there); the Church of Saint Ouen (12th–15th century); the Palais de Justice, which was once the seat of the Parlement (French court of law) of Normandy and the Museum of Fine Arts and Ceramics which contains a splendid collection of faïence and porcelain for which Rouen was renowned during the 16th to 18th centuries.
In the centre of the Place du Vieux Marché is the modern church of Saint Joan of Arc. This is a large, modern structure which dominates the square.
Economy:
- Population: 106,592
- Density: 4,986 inhabitants/sq km
- 176 300 jobs in the town among which 75 700 jobs in Rouen;
- 3 000 businesses
- 1st tertiary regional metropolis of the Paris Basin
- airport Rouen valley of the Seine
- autonomous Port(Bearing) of Rouen.
- Rouen is the siege of the Chamber of commerce and industry of Rouen. She It manages the Airport Rouen valley of the Seine.
- Rouen is also the siege of the regional Chamber of business and industry of Haute-Normandie.
To do/see:
Rouen is a great centre of culture and has many notables museums and art galleries to visit.
- Musée des beaux-arts de Rouen, an art museum with pictures of well-known painters such as Monet
- Musée maritime fluvial et portuaire, a museum on the history of the port of Rouen and the navigation.
Moreover, shopping and dining are a must.
Easy Access:
- By plane: direct flight from Dublin to Beauvais airport
- By train: Paris-Rouen: 1h10
- By car: Motorway A13, A15, A28
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