Sotteville-lès-Rouen

Sotteville-lès-Rouen (, literally Sotteville near Rouen) is a commune and railway town in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

It is the largest suburb of the city of Rouen and adjacent to it, some south of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D94 and the D18 roads.

Heraldry

Transportation

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.

Population

Places of interest

• The three churches of Notre-Dame, St. Vincent and Notre-Dame, all dating from the twentieth century.

People

• René Alix (1907–1966), choral conductor and composer
• Jacques Anquetil (1934–1987), racing cyclist, started his career here with AC Sotteville.
• Anny Duperey (1947-), actress, lives here.
• Louis Pierre Vieillot (1748–1830), ornithologist, died in Sotteville-lès-Rouen

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

Bibliography

• L. Leroy, D. Andrieu et J.-F. Glabik, Sotteville, une vie, éd. Maison pour Tous, 1989 ; 1991
• Guy Pessiot, Histoire de l'agglomération rouennaise : la rive gauche, éd. du P'tit Normand, 1990

External links

• Official commune website