Clères

Clères
Clères

Coordinates: 49°36′01″N 1°06′40″E / 49.6003°N 1.1111°E / 49.6003; 1.1111Coordinates: 49°36′01″N 1°06′40″E / 49.6003°N 1.1111°E / 49.6003; 1.1111
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Rouen
Canton Clères (chef-lieu)
Intercommunality Communauté de communes des Portes Nord-Ouest de Rouen
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Nathalie Thierry
Area1 11.36 km2 (4.39 sq mi)
Population (2011)2 1,361
  Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 76179 / 76690
Elevation 63–181 m (207–594 ft)
(avg. 113 m or 371 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Clères is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie 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 17 miles (27 km) 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.

Heraldry

The arms of Clères are blazoned :
Argent, a bend azure diapered Or, charged with a flamingo Or.

Population

Historical population of Clères
Year17931821196219681975198219901999200620082011
Population560511100610551091130212541266130313131361
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

People with links to the commune

Twin towns

See also

References

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    External links

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