Cléon

Cléon
Cléon
Location within Upper Normandy region  Cléon
Administration
Country	France
Region	Upper Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf
Intercommunality	CREA
Mayor	Alain Ovide
Statistics
Elevation	2–37 m (6.6–121 ft) (avg. 10 m/33 ft)
Land area1	6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi)
Population2	5,824  (2006)
- Density	900 /km2 (2,300 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76178/ 76410
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.

Coordinates: 49°18′57″N 1°02′11″E / 49.3158333333°N 1.03638888889°E / 49.3158333333; 1.03638888889

Cléon is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Upper Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A small town situated inside a meander of the river Seine some 11 miles (18 km) south of Rouen, at the junction of the D7 and the D144 roads. The French car manufacturer Renault has its principal engine and gearbox factory within the commune’s territory, covering an area of 135 hectares (330 acres).

Heraldry

The arms of Cléon are blazoned : Per fess 1: Azure, 3 stalks of wheat Or issuant from a toothed wheel argent; 2: Gules, a sword inverted argent hilted Or, over a mantle displayed Or.

Population

Historical population of Cléon

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
1336	1938	3157	5089	5870	6042	5824
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the sixteenth century.
• A seventeenth century manorhouse.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
• Seine-Maritime
• Normandy

References

• INSEE

External links

• Cléon on the Quid website (French)