Le Grand-Quevilly is a commune in the Seine-Maritime

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in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Geography

The town is third largest suburb of

Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of ...

, a port with considerable light industry situated just southwest of the centre of

, at the junction of the D 3, D 492 and the D 338 roads.

Population

Heraldry

Places of interest

* The Zénith de Rouen concert hall. * The fifteenth-century manor house at Grand Aulnay. * The church of Saint-Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.

International relations

Le Grand-Quevilly is

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/ref> with: * Ness Ziona, Israel since 1964, * Morondava, Madagascar, since 1964, * Laatzen, Germany, since 1966, * Lévis, Canada, since 1969, * Hinckley, England since 1976.

Notable people

* Laurent Fabius, politician. *

Franck Dubosc Franck Dubosc (; born 7 November 1963) is a French actor, comedian and stand-up artist. Dubosc occupies 94th place in the list of the most profitable actors of French cinema.

, actor and comedian. * Philippe Torreton, actor and politician

References

External links

Official website
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