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Living in Rouen: Quite an attractive city!
With 1500 students , INSA -Rouen is the most important engineering school in Normandy .Rouen is a university city that keeps the traces of its history
Rouen is at the crossroads of economic exchanges
Almost half way between
Paris (which is 125 kms away , south-east ) and the Channel , Rouen has a population of 106,000
inhabitants. The lively atmosphere is largely due to the size of the student
population : over 40,000.
Thanks to its river port
and sea port , Rouen is one of the most important chemical and petrochemical
industrial centre in France and in Europe .
Monuments and museums
Known as the « Ville aux cent clochers »( it has many church towers ) , Rouen is the historical capital city of Normandy.Tourists are attracted by its cultural and artistic heritage.This safe and pleasant place to live has inspired many renowned writers and artists such as Pierre Corneille or Gustave Flaubert. Historical parts of the city are kept intact with pedestrianized streets and high medieval buildings all around.
You are invited to visit its numerous museums and discover its picturesque houses with wood corners , its cathedral , its Gros Horloge, its Palais de Justice , its Aitre and Saint Maclou 's church , its Saint Ouen 's abbey church , or its famous Donjon ( the keep in which Joan of Arc was made a prisoner).
Rouen is both a city of art and history. Nestled in one of the Seine river loops , Rouen is proud of its rich historical streets , churches and monuments.
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