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Le Trait

Le Trait

Commune in Normandy, France

Le Trait (French pronunciation: [lə tʁɛ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

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Geography

An ex-shipbuilding town, nowadays involved in farming, forestry, light industry and port activity. Technip produces flexible pipes for the offshore oil industry in Le Trait and is the biggest employer. Le Trait is situated by the banks of the river Seine, some 15 miles (24 km) west of Rouen on the D 982 road.

Heraldry

Arms of Le Trait
 The arms of the commune of Le Trait are blazoned :
Per bend sinister azure and argent, a leopard counterchanged.



Population

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Places of interest

  • The church of St. Nicolas, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The ruins of a twelfth-century castle.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Trait, EHESS (in French).
  4. [4]
    Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

Bibliography

  • Maurice Quemin, Le Trait, berceau de 200 navires, que sont-ils devenus ?, 1988 ISBN 2-9502241-0-5.
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