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Commune in Normandy, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sotteville-lès-Rouen (French pronunciation: [sɔtvil lɛ ʁwɑ̃], literally Sotteville near Rouen) is a commune and railway town in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Sotteville-lès-Rouen | |
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The church in Sotteville-lès-Rouen | |
Coordinates: 49°24′33″N 1°05′24″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Rouen |
Canton | Le Petit-Quevilly, Sotteville-lès-Rouen |
Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Luce Pane[1] (PS) |
Area 1 | 7.44 km2 (2.87 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 28,965 |
• Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76681 / |
Website | www |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It is the largest suburb of the city of Rouen and adjacent to it, some 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D94 and the D18 roads.
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The arms of Sotteville-lès-Rouen are blazoned : Per bend 1: Azure, a beehive within 7 bees in orle Or; 2: Vert, a Buddicom locomotive Or; a bend gules fimbriated argent, and on a chief gules, a leopard Or armed and langued azure.
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The métro connects the commune with Rouen and Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray.
The commune used to be a railway town in the days of the old Rouen tramway.
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
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