
Rouen (pronounced in French language, sometimes also ) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northern France, and presently the capital of the Upper Normandy ''région''. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe, Rouen was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy and played a major role in English history, serving as the ''de facto'' capital of England alongside London during the Anglo-Norman dynasties. It is in Rouen that the English burnt Joan of Arc in 1431. Population of the metropolitan area (in French: ''aire urbaine'') at the 1999 census was 518,316 inhabitants. ==Administration== Rouen is the capital of the Upper Normandy ''région'', as well as the ''préfecture'' (capital) of the Seine-Maritime ''département''. Rouen and 36 suburban commune in France of the metropolitan area form the Communauté d'agglomération of ''Rouen Haute-Normandie'', with 393,621 inhabitants in it at the 1999 census. ==History== Rouen was probably founded by the Ancient Rome who called it ''Rotomagus''. Rouen was the chief city of the Secunda Provincia Lugdunensis under Constantine.In the 5th century it became the seat of the bishopric and later a capital of Neustria. In the 9th century, it was overrun by Normans and since 912 has been the capital of duchy of Normandy and residence of the duke of Normandy. On April 16, 1203 Philippe Auguste entered Rouen and definitively annexed Normandy to the France in the Middle Ages in 1204. During the Hundred Years' War, on January 19, 1419, Rouen surrendered to Henry V of England who made Normandy a part of England. Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen on May 30, 1431. ==Sights== Rouen is known for its Notre Dame cathedral, with its ''Tour de Beurre'' (''butter tower''). The cathedral was the subject of a series of paintings by Claude Monet, some of which are exhibited in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. The ''Gros Horloge'' is an astronomical clock (16th century), located in the ''Gros Horloge'' street. Other famous structures include the Gothic architecture Church of Saint Maclou (15th century); the ''Tour Jeanne d'Arc'', where Joan of Arc was brought in 1431 to be threatened with torture (contrary to popular belief, she was not imprisoned there); the Church of Saint Ouen (12th–15th century); the ''Palais de Justice'', which was once the seat of the ''Parlement'' (French court of law) of Normandy and the Museum of Fine Arts and Ceramics which contains a splendid collection of faïence and porcelain for which Rouen was renowned during the 16th to 18th centuries. Rouen is noted for its surviving half-timbered construction buildings. ==Miscellaneous== Rouen is served by a light metro system opened in 1994. It is the seat of the École Supérieure de Commerce de Rouen. [[Image:Stouen2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Abbey church of Saint-Ouen, (chevet), Rouen, Seine-Maritime]] The chapter of Rouen, (which consists of the archbishop, a dean, fifty canons, and ten prebendaries,) have, ever since the year 1156, enjoyed the annual privilege of pardoning, on Ascension-day, some individual confined within the jurisdiction of the city for murder. On the morning of Ascension-day, the chapter, having heard many examinations and confessions read, proceed to the election of the criminal who is to be pardoned; and, the choice being made, his name is transmitted in writing to the parliament, which assemble on that day at the palace. The parliament then walk in procession to the great chamber, where the prisoner is brought before them in irons, and placed on a stool; he is informed that the choice has fallen upon him, and that he is entitled to the privilege of St. Romain. After this form, he is delivered into the hands of the chaplain, who, accompanied by fifty armed men, conveys him to a chamber, where the chains are taken from his legs and bound about his arms; and in this condition he is conducted to a place named the Old Tower, where he awaits the coming of the procession. After some little time has elapsed, the procession sets out from the cathedral; two of the canons bear the shrine in which the relics of St. Romain are presumed to be preserved. When they have arrived at the Old Tower, the shrine is placed in the chapel, opposite to the criminal, who appears kneeling, with the chains on his arms. Then one of the canons, having made him repeat the confession, says the prayers usual at the time of giving absolution; after which service, the prisoner kneeling still, lifts up the shrine three times, amid the acclamations of the people assembled to behold the ceremony. The procession then returns to the cathedral, followed by the criminal, wearing a chaplet of flowers on his head, and carrying the shrine of the saint. After mass has been performed, he has a very serious exhortation addressed to him by a monk; and, lastly, he is conducted to an apartment near the cathedral, and is supplied with refreshments and a bed for that night. In the morning he is dismissed. This privilege was justified by the legend of the Gargoyle, a fearsome dragon, and how St. Romain defeated him with the help of a prisoner. ==External links== *http://www.agglo-rouennaise.fr/index1.html *http://www.mairie-rouen.fr/ *[http://www.paris-normandie.fr/dossiers/ciel/76Seine-Maritime/IndexRouen.html La Normandie vue du ciel ] : aerial pictures of Rouen *[http://www.dboc.net/rouen/ Objectif Rouen : Pictures and descriptions of the most famous monuments] *http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13208b.htm ''The Catholic Encyclopedia'' 1908 detailed ecclesiastical history *Photo galleries (free of rights): [http://ric.jalix.org/Galleries/?dir=Rouen[1] ] [http://romanito.free.fr/photos/?dir=Rouen [2] ]
Communes of Seine-Maritime
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This is confusing: "Rouen (population 110,000) is a city situated on the Seine river in Normandy, northern France. Population of the metropolitan area (in French: aire urbaine) at the 1999 census was 518,316... Rouen is part of Agglomération de Rouen Haute-Normandie which gathers 34 towns and 391,375 inhabitants" - does a large part of the metro area lie outside the agglomeration? If not the populations are wrong... if so, it is a bit counterintuitive! --User:VivaEmilyDavies 18:16, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC) :You are confusing two different things. On the one hand is the Communauté d'agglomération de Rouen, which is an administrative unit, on the other hand is the metropolitan area (''aire urbaine'') of Rouen, which is not an administrative unit, but a geographical concept. Check communauté d'agglomération and aire urbaine if you want to understand the difference. The Communauté d'agglomération de Rouen does not include all of the commune in France that are inside the metropolitan area, because some refused to join in, that's why there are less inhabitants living in the communauté d'agglomération than in the metropolitan area. User:Hardouin 20:25, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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Rouen (pronounced in French language, sometimes also ) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northern France, and presently the capital of the Upper Normandy ''région''. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe, Rouen was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy and played a major role in English history, serving as the ''de facto'' capital of England alongside London during the Anglo-Norman dynasties. It is in Rouen that the English burnt Joan of Arc in 1431. Population of the metropolitan area (in French: ''aire urbaine'') at the 1999 census was 518,316 inhabitants. ==Administration== Rouen is the capital of the Upper Normandy ''région'', as well as the ''préfecture'' (capital) of the Seine-Maritime ''département''. Rouen and 36 suburban commune in France of the metropolitan area form the Communauté d'agglomération of ''Rouen Haute-Normandie'', with 393,621 inhabitants in it at the 1999 census. ==History== Rouen was probably founded by the Ancient Rome who called it ''Rotomagus''. Rouen was the chief city of the Secunda Provincia Lugdunensis under Constantine.In the 5th century it became the seat of the bishopric and later a capital of Neustria. In the 9th century, it was overrun by Normans and since 912 has been the capital of duchy of Normandy and residence of the duke of Normandy. On April 16, 1203 Philippe Auguste entered Rouen and definitively annexed Normandy to the France in the Middle Ages in 1204. During the Hundred Years' War, on January 19, 1419, Rouen surrendered to Henry V of England who made Normandy a part of England. Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen on May 30, 1431. ==Sights== Rouen is known for its Notre Dame cathedral, with its ''Tour de Beurre'' (''butter tower''). The cathedral was the subject of a series of paintings by Claude Monet, some of which are exhibited in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. The ''Gros Horloge'' is an astronomical clock (16th century), located in the ''Gros Horloge'' street. Other famous structures include the Gothic architecture Church of Saint Maclou (15th century); the ''Tour Jeanne d'Arc'', where Joan of Arc was brought in 1431 to be threatened with torture (contrary to popular belief, she was not imprisoned there); the Church of Saint Ouen (12th–15th century); the ''Palais de Justice'', which was once the seat of the ''Parlement'' (French court of law) of Normandy and the Museum of Fine Arts and Ceramics which contains a splendid collection of faïence and porcelain for which Rouen was renowned during the 16th to 18th centuries. Rouen is noted for its surviving half-timbered construction buildings. ==Miscellaneous== Rouen is served by a light metro system opened in 1994. It is the seat of the École Supérieure de Commerce de Rouen. [[Image:Stouen2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Abbey church of Saint-Ouen, (chevet), Rouen, Seine-Maritime]] The chapter of Rouen, (which consists of the archbishop, a dean, fifty canons, and ten prebendaries,) have, ever since the year 1156, enjoyed the annual privilege of pardoning, on Ascension-day, some individual confined within the jurisdiction of the city for murder. On the morning of Ascension-day, the chapter, having heard many examinations and confessions read, proceed to the election of the criminal who is to be pardoned; and, the choice being made, his name is transmitted in writing to the parliament, which assemble on that day at the palace. The parliament then walk in procession to the great chamber, where the prisoner is brought before them in irons, and placed on a stool; he is informed that the choice has fallen upon him, and that he is entitled to the privilege of St. Romain. After this form, he is delivered into the hands of the chaplain, who, accompanied by fifty armed men, conveys him to a chamber, where the chains are taken from his legs and bound about his arms; and in this condition he is conducted to a place named the Old Tower, where he awaits the coming of the procession. After some little time has elapsed, the procession sets out from the cathedral; two of the canons bear the shrine in which the relics of St. Romain are presumed to be preserved. When they have arrived at the Old Tower, the shrine is placed in the chapel, opposite to the criminal, who appears kneeling, with the chains on his arms. Then one of the canons, having made him repeat the confession, says the prayers usual at the time of giving absolution; after which service, the prisoner kneeling still, lifts up the shrine three times, amid the acclamations of the people assembled to behold the ceremony. The procession then returns to the cathedral, followed by the criminal, wearing a chaplet of flowers on his head, and carrying the shrine of the saint. After mass has been performed, he has a very serious exhortation addressed to him by a monk; and, lastly, he is conducted to an apartment near the cathedral, and is supplied with refreshments and a bed for that night. In the morning he is dismissed. This privilege was justified by the legend of the Gargoyle, a fearsome dragon, and how St. Romain defeated him with the help of a prisoner. ==External links== *http://www.agglo-rouennaise.fr/index1.html *http://www.mairie-rouen.fr/ *[http://www.paris-normandie.fr/dossiers/ciel/76Seine-Maritime/IndexRouen.html La Normandie vue du ciel ] : aerial pictures of Rouen *[http://www.dboc.net/rouen/ Objectif Rouen : Pictures and descriptions of the most famous monuments] *http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13208b.htm ''The Catholic Encyclopedia'' 1908 detailed ecclesiastical history *Photo galleries (free of rights): [http://ric.jalix.org/Galleries/?dir=Rouen
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This is confusing: "Rouen (population 110,000) is a city situated on the Seine river in Normandy, northern France. Population of the metropolitan area (in French: aire urbaine) at the 1999 census was 518,316... Rouen is part of Agglomération de Rouen Haute-Normandie which gathers 34 towns and 391,375 inhabitants" - does a large part of the metro area lie outside the agglomeration? If not the populations are wrong... if so, it is a bit counterintuitive! --User:VivaEmilyDavies 18:16, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC) :You are confusing two different things. On the one hand is the Communauté d'agglomération de Rouen, which is an administrative unit, on the other hand is the metropolitan area (''aire urbaine'') of Rouen, which is not an administrative unit, but a geographical concept. Check communauté d'agglomération and aire urbaine if you want to understand the difference. The Communauté d'agglomération de Rouen does not include all of the commune in France that are inside the metropolitan area, because some refused to join in, that's why there are less inhabitants living in the communauté d'agglomération than in the metropolitan area. User:Hardouin 20:25, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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