Sotteville-lès-Rouen
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Transportation
The métroTramway de Rouen
The Rouen tramway or Rouen métro is a network of two tramway lines in the city of Rouen, Upper Normandy .The tramway operates on one line with two southern branches to Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray and Le Grand-Quevilly...
connects the commune with 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...
and Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray
Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray
-Population:-Twin towns:Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray is twinned with Nordenham , Nova Kakhovka , and Gateshead, Tyne and Wear .-Places of interest:* The sixteenth century church of St.Étienne.* The church of St...
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The commune used to be a railway town
Railway town
A railway town is a settlement that originated or was greatly developed because of a railway station or junction at its site.In Victorian Britain, the spread of railways greatly affected the fate of many small towns...
in the days of the old Rouen tramway
Old Rouen tramway
The Old Rouen Tramway was a tramway built in Rouen, Normandy, northern France. It started service in 1877 and closed in 1953.Horse-drawn carriages and omnibuses had started at the end of the 18th century and progressively improved, but were no longer enough to provide urban services in an age of...
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Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33,443 | 34,495 | 31,659 | 30,558 | 29,544 | 29,553 | 30,076 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The three churches of Notre-Dame, St. Vincent and Notre-Dame, all dating from the twentieth century.
People
- Jacques AnquetilJacques AnquetilJacques Anquetil was a French road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964...
(1934–1987), racing cyclist, started his career here with AC Sotteville. - Anny DupereyAnny Duperey-External links:*...
(1947-), comedienne, lives here.