Le Trait | |
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 The town hall in Le Trait | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Le Trait | |
Le Trait Le Trait | |
| Coordinates: 49°29′19″N 0°48′22″E / 49.4886°N 0.8061°E / 49.4886; 0.8061 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Barentin |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Callais1 |
Area 1 | 17.52 km2 (6.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 4,704 |
| • Density | 268.5/km2 (695.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76709 /76580 |
| Elevation | 1–117 m (3.3–383.9 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Trait (French pronunciation: [lə tʁɛ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
Geography
An ex-shipbuilding town, nowadays involved in farming, forestry, light industry and port activity. Technip produces flexible pipes for the offshore oil industry in Le Trait and is the biggest employer. Le Trait is situated by the banks of the river Seine, some 15 miles (24 km) west of Rouen on the D 982 road.
Heraldry
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The arms of the commune of Le Trait are blazoned : Per bend sinister azure and argent, a leopard counterchanged.
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Population
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Places of interest
- The church of St. Nicolas, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The ruins of a twelfth-century castle.
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Trait, EHESS (in French).
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
Bibliography
Bibliography
- Maurice Quemin, Le Trait, berceau de 200 navires, que sont-ils devenus ?, 1988 ISBN 2-9502241-0-5.
External links
External links
- Official website of the commune (in French)
- Le Trait photographers club website (in French)