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Discover Rouen in France

Rouen in the region of Haute-Normandie with its 112,787 habitants is a place located in France - some 70 mi or ( 112 km ) North-West of Paris , the country's capital .

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Local time in Rouen is now 07:24 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: London, The Hague, Haarlem, Amsterdam, and Brussels. When in this area, you might want to check out London . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Rouen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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N'oubliez pas l'armada à rouen

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Rouen, France: A Mix of the Gothic and Contemporary

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During the middle ages Rouen — with 40000 residents — was France's second largest city. Only Paris was bigger. In the 12th century, half of today's France was ruled by England. Caught in the middle, R ..


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Rouen e' una bellissima citta' dell'Alta Normandia,Dipartimento della Senna Marittima.La citta' esisteva ancora prima della nascita di Cristo e ai tempi della conquista della Gallia da parte di Giulio ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Church of St. Ouen, Rouen

The Church of St. Ouen is a large Gothic Roman Catholic church in Rouen, northern France, famous for both its architecture and its large, unaltered Cavaillé-Coll organ, which Charles-Marie Widor described as "a Michelangelo of an organ". Built on a similar scale to nearby Rouen Cathedral, it is, along with church of Saint Maclou, one of the principal Gothic monuments of Rouen.

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Located at 49.44 1.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 14th-century architecture, 15th-century architecture, 19th-century architecture, Benedictine monasteries in France, Buildings and structures in Rouen, Churches in Seine-Maritime, Gothic architecture in France, Pipe organs

Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Rouen

The Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Rouen (Natural History Museum) is a museum in Rouen, northern France, founded in 1828 by Félix Archimède Pouchet. After the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris it is the second largest natural history museum in France.

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Tags: 1828 establishments in France, Buildings and structures in Rouen, Museums in Seine-Maritime, Natural history museums in France

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. As one of the fifteen Archbishops of France, the Archbishop of Rouen's ecclesiastical province comprises the majority of Normandy. According to legend the diocese was founded by Nicasius, a disciple of St. Denis who was martyred after arriving in Normandy. It became an archdiocese probably around 744 with the accession of Grimo.

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Rouen Castle

Rouen Castle was the castle of the town in Rouen, capital of the duchy of Normandy, now in France. It was built by Philip II of France from 1204 to 1210 following his capture of the duchy from John, duke of Normandy and king of England. Located outside the medieval town to its north, in a dominant position, it played a military role in the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of Religion.

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Located at 49.45 1.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Rouen, Castles in Upper Normandy, Seine-Maritime, Visitor attractions in Seine-Maritime

Robec

The Robec (Old Norse raudh, red and bekkr, stream) is a small river in Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France, right tributary of the Seine. Its length is 9 km. The river begins near Fontaine-sous-Préaux, then it flows through Darnétal and ends in the Seine in Rouen. Its drainage area includes the Aubette.

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Located at 49.44 1.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Geography of Seine-Maritime, Rivers of France, Rivers of Normandy

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