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Duclair (French pronunciation: ​[dyklɛʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.[3] A breed of duck is named after the town; the canard Duclair is black with a white bib.

Duclair
Commune
The Seine riverside at Duclair
Coat of arms
Location of Duclair
Duclair Show map of France Duclair Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°29′08″N 0°52′34″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Barentin
Intercommunality	Métropole Rouen Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Delalandre[1]
Area 1	10.02 km2 (3.87 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	4,073
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76222 /76480
Elevation	1–122 m (3.3–400.3 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming and light industrial town situated some 11 miles (18 km) west of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D43, D5 and the D982 roads. The river Austreberthe joins the Seine at Duclair.[4] There is a ferry to Berville-sur-Seine on the south bank of the Seine.

Heraldry

The arms of Duclair are blazoned : Per fess 1: per pale I: Azure, a duck volant contourny both wings pointing down argent; II: Or, an apple tree fructed proper on a base vert; 2: Azure, 3 fish contourny argent.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,705	—
1975	2,975	+1.37%
1982	3,487	+2.29%
1990	3,822	+1.15%
1999	4,163	+0.95%
2007	4,094	−0.21%
2012	4,094	+0.00%
2017	4,198	+0.50%
Source: INSEE[5]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Denis, dating from the twelfth century.
• Traces of a feudal castle.
• Remains of a 13th-century presbytery.
• The Château du Taillis, dating from medieval times.
• The eighteenth-century Château du Vaurouy.
• La Cour-du-Mont manor house with parts dating from the thirteenth century.
• A seventeenth-century chapel.

Notable people

• Musician Pierre Villette (1926–1998), was born here.

Twin towns

Ronnenberg, Germany

Bibliography

• Francis Aubert, Duclair, un regard sur le passé, Duclair, 2002 ISBN 2-9519259-0-5
• Ariane Duclert, "Le Caneton à la rouennaise, spécialité de Duclair", Pays de Normandie ISSN 1266-1341
• Gilbert Fromager, Le Canton of Duclair à l'aube du XXe, Duclair, 1986 ISBN 2-9501653-0-3

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

External links

• Official website of Duclair

На других языках

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- [en] Duclair

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[ru] Дюклер

Дюклер (фр. Duclair) — город на севере Франции, регион Нормандия, департамент Приморская Сена, округ Руан, кантон Барантен. Расположен в 21 км к северо-западу от Руана, в 8 км от автомагистрали А150, на правом берегу Сены в месте впадения в нее реки Остреберт.

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