Sotteville-lès-Rouen
Sotteville-lès-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, choral conductor and composer
- Jacques Anquetil, racing cyclist, started his career here with AC Sotteville.
- Anny Duperey, actress, lives here.
- Louis Pierre Vieillot, ornithologist, died in Sotteville-lès-Rouen