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Country
  
France

Department
  
Seine-Maritime

Intercommunality
  
CREA

Local time
  
Tuesday 4:59 AM

Region
  
Normandy

Arrondissement
  
Rouen

Area
  
2.97 km²

Le Houlme

Canton
  
Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville

Weather
  
4°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 96% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of 76770 Le Houlme, France

Geography

A small light industrial and farming town situated by the banks of the Cailly River, some 7 miles (11 km) northwest of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D51, D90 and the D927 roads. SNCF operates a TER service here. The town is located in a place where the Cailly River's valley is beginning to narrow. Thus, the town extends from the Cailly River's valley to the beginning of the plateau of Normandy, with some housings located on the cliffs leading to the plateau itself.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century, an interesting example of neo-gothic architectural style.
  • The war memorial, on the central square of the town ("Place des Canadiens", referring to the Canadian soldiers who were the first of the Allies to step in the town at the end of World War II).
  • In the streets closer to the Cailly River, it is possible to see several typical factory worker houses from the 19th century, reminding the industrial past of the town and of the Cailly River's valley.

    • References

    Le Houlme Wikipedia
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