Duclair
Duclair is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
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 Austreberthe River joins the Seine at Duclair, which is linked by ferry to the south bank. SNCF operates a TER service, having a railway station in the town.
A breed of duck is named after the town; the canard Duclair is black with a white bib.
Heraldry
Population
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