Cléon

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

Cléon
Coat of arms
Location of Cléon
Cléon
Cléon
Coordinates: 49°18′57″N 1°02′11″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonCaudebec-lès-Elbeuf
IntercommunalityMétropole Rouen Normandie
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Frédéric Marche
Area
1
6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
4,994
  Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76178 /76410
Elevation2–37 m (6.6–121.4 ft)
(avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

This city is known for its Renault factory, which manufactures engines and gearboxes.

Two Renault engines are named after the city, the Cléon-Fonte engine and the Cléon-Alu Engine. For collectors of vintage cars, the name "Cléon" refers primarily to these two engines.

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

Arms of Cléon
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
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population1336193831575089587060425824
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents 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

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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