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Country
  
France

Department
  
Seine-Maritime

Canton
  
Duclair

Region
  
Normandy

Arrondissement
  
Rouen

Intercommunality
  
Seine-Austreberthe

Duclair

Duclair is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

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Geography

A farming and light industrial town situated some 11 miles (18 km) west of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D43, D5 and the D982 roads.
The Austreberthe River joins the Seine at Duclair, which is linked by ferry to the south bank. SNCF operates a TER service, having a railway station in the town.
A breed of duck is named after the town; the canard Duclair is black with a white bib.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Denis, dating from the twelfth century.
  • Traces of a feudal castle.
  • Remains of a 13th-century presbytery.
  • The Château du Taillis, dating from medieval times.
  • The eighteenth-century Château du Vaurouy.
  • La Cour-du-Mont manor house with parts dating from the thirteenth century.
  • A seventeenth-century chapel.

    • Notable people

  • Musician Pierre Villette (1926–1998), was born here.

    • Twin towns

    Ronnenberg, Germany

    References

    Duclair Wikipedia
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