Clères Explained

Clères
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Clères.svg
Arrondissement:	Rouen
Canton:	Bois-Guillaume
Insee:	76179
Postal Code:	76690
Mayor:	Nathalie Thierry^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Inter-Caux-Vexin
Coordinates:	49.6003°N 1.1111°W
Elevation M:	113
Elevation Min M:	63
Elevation Max M:	181
Area Km2:	11.36

Clères (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Geography

A farming and forestry market town situated by the banks of the Clérette river, in the Pays de Caux, some 17miles northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D 2, D 6, D 53 and the D 100 roads. SNCF has a TER railway station in the town.

Places of interest

• The church of Sts. Waast-&-Nicolas, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The church of St. Sauveur at Cordelleville, dating from the twelfth century.
• The church of Notre-Dame at Le Tôt, dating from the twelfth century.
• A château and its park, home of the zoo.
• A seventeenth century sandstone cross.
• Ruins of a medieval castle.
• Several ancient wood-framed houses.
• The eighteenth century market hall ‘Les Halles’.

People with links to the commune

• Jean Delacour, ornithologist, lived here.

Twin towns

• Goldenstedt, Germany, since 1989
• Leverkusen, Germany, since 2000

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

Bibliography

• Hippolyte Lemarchand, Histoire du canton de Clères, 1891 ; Le Pucheux, Fontaine-le-Bourg, 2002

External links

• Clare, Clere, and Clères A paper on the origin of the town's name.
• Tourist Office website
• Site perso sur CLERES

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.