Le Trait
| Le Trait | |
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  Le Trait | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Le Trait | |
| Coordinates: 49°29′19″N 0°48′22″E / 49.4886°N 0.8061°ECoordinates: 49°29′19″N 0°48′22″E / 49.4886°N 0.8061°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Duclair |
| Intercommunality | CREA |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008 - 2014) | Jean-Marie Aline |
| Area1 | 17.52 km2 (6.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 5,292 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76709 / 76580 |
| Elevation |
1–117 m (3.3–383.9 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft) |
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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. | |
Le Trait is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
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 D982 road.
Heraldry
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The arms of the commune of Le Trait are blazoned : Per bend sinister azure and argent, a leopard counterchanged. |
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 6407 | 6408 | 6321 | 5917 | 5485 | 5397 | 8292 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Nicolas, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The ruins of a twelfth-century castle.
See also
References
Bibliography
- Maurice Quemin, Le Trait, berceau de 200 navires, que sont-ils devenus ?, 1988 ISBN 2-9502241-0-5.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Trait. |
- Official website of the commune (French)
- Le Trait photographers club website (French)
- Le Trait on the Quid website (French)
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