Rouen travel guide
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Visit Rouen: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Rouen is situated in the Seine-Maritime department (Normandy region) in the north of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Seine-Maritime department. (General information: Rouen is 112 km from Paris and 180 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Rouen (page also includes a photo gallery for Rouen)
Popular places to visit near Rouen: these include Rouen at 4 km and La Bouille at 12 km. Rouen is a listed 'town of art and history' at 4km and Abbaye Saint Georges de Boscherville (Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville) is a listed 'religious monument' at 8km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Rouen: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*; Rouen has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Selected places to visit and attractions near Rouen, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Rouen and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Rouen
- 'Remarkable gardens': Abbaye Saint-Georges (8km) : Parc du manoir de Villers (10km) : Jardin Plume (18km) : Jardins du château de Vandrimare (21km) : Clos du Coudray (27km) : Jardin de Bellevue (31km) : Jardins du château du Champ de Bataille (31km) : Jardins de Bosmelet (32km) : Arboretum d'Harcourt (33km) : Parc de Galleville (40km) :
- National Monuments: Abbey of Bec-Hellouin (32km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Saint Georges de Boscherville (Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville) (8km) : Abbaye de Jumièges (Jumieges) (18km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Montville (15km) : Lyons-la-Foret (30km) : Autretot (36km) : Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon (37km) : Pont-Audemer (40km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Rouen (4km) : Elbeuf (14km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Forges-les-Eaux (41km) :
Map of places to visit near Rouen & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Rouen
Canton: Rouen
Arrondissement: Rouen
Department: Seine-Maritime
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 76000
Distance to Rouen
from Rouen: 0 km
from Paris: 112 km
from Calais: 180 km
from Nice: 792 km
from Bordeaux: 524 km
from Strasbourg: 496 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Rouen (within 6 km): Amfreville-la-Mi-Voie : Belbeuf : Bihorel : Bonsecours : Canteleu : Le Grand-Quevilly : Le Mesnil-Esnard : Le Petit-Quevilly : Mont-Saint-Aignan : Montigny : Petit-Couronne : Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray : Sotteville-les-Rouen : Val-de-la-Haye :
Rouen holidays and travel
Hotels: book now, pay at the hotel, 'best price promise': Rouen Hotels
Family fun: Holiday villages in Normandy
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Holiday rentals: Seine-Maritime gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Rouen