Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf (, literally ''Caudebec near

Elbeuf Elbeuf () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A light industrial town situated by the banks of the Seine some south of Rouen at the junction of the D7, D321 and the D313 roads. The ...

'') is a commune in the

Seine-Maritime Seine-Maritime () is a department of France in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre. Until 1955 it was named Seine-Inf� ...

department in the

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in northern

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Geography

A residential and light industrial town situated by the banks of the river

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, some south of

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

, at the junction of the D919 and the D921 roads. It used to be the site of the Caudebec bore, or tidal wave, which several times a year rushed up the river from the sea. However the tidal estuary was changed to improve shipping access and the bore ceased to function.

Heraldry

Population

Places of interest

* The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century. * A twentieth-century château.

Twin towns

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* Prague -

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Twin towns - in French

References

External links

Official town website
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