Clères
Commune in Normandy, France
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Clères (French pronunciation: [klɛʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
Clères | |
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The covered marketplace in Clères | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Clères | |
  Clères  Clères | |
| Coordinates: 49°36′01″N 1°06′40″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Bois-Guillaume |
| Intercommunality | Inter-Caux-Vexin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nathalie Thierry[1] |
Area 1 | 11.36 km2 (4.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,381 |
| • Density | 121.6/km2 (314.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Geography
Heraldry
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The arms of Clères are blazoned : Argent, a bend azure diapered Or, charged with a flamingo Or.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,055 | — |
| 1975 | 1,091 | +0.48% |
| 1982 | 1,302 | +2.56% |
| 1990 | 1,254 | −0.47% |
| 1999 | 1,266 | +0.11% |
| 2007 | 1,308 | +0.41% |
| 2012 | 1,374 | +0.99% |
| 2017 | 1,369 | −0.07% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of Sts. Waast-&-Nicolas, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The church of St. Sauveur at Cordelleville, dating from the twelfth century.
- The church of Notre-Dame at Le Tôt, dating from the twelfth century.
- A château and its park, home of the zoo.
- A seventeenth century sandstone cross.
- Ruins of a medieval castle.
- Several ancient wood-framed houses.
- The eighteenth century market hall ‘Les Halles’.
- Cleres Zoological Park[4]
People with links to the commune
- Jean Delacour, ornithologist, lived here.
Twin towns
Goldenstedt, Germany, since 1989- Leverkusen, Germany, since 2000
