Le Trait
Le Trait is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandie region in north-western France.
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 The town hall in Le Trait | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Le Trait 
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| Coordinates: 49°29′19″N 0°48′22″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Barentin |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008 - 2014) | Jean-Marie Aline |
| Area 1 | 17.52 km2 (6.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 4,942 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/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. | |
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
Arms of Le Trait |
The arms of the commune of Le Trait are blazoned : Per bend sinister azure and argent, a leopard counterchanged. |
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 476 | — |
| 1800 | 458 | −3.8% |
| 1806 | 448 | −2.2% |
| 1821 | 501 | +11.8% |
| 1831 | 464 | −7.4% |
| 1836 | 517 | +11.4% |
| 1841 | 530 | +2.5% |
| 1846 | 532 | +0.4% |
| 1851 | 570 | +7.1% |
| 1856 | 543 | −4.7% |
| 1861 | 536 | −1.3% |
| 1866 | 522 | −2.6% |
| 1872 | 465 | −10.9% |
| 1876 | 504 | +8.4% |
| 1881 | 445 | −11.7% |
| 1886 | 466 | +4.7% |
| 1891 | 498 | +6.9% |
| 1896 | 460 | −7.6% |
| 1901 | 427 | −7.2% |
| 1906 | 392 | −8.2% |
| 1911 | 366 | −6.6% |
| 1921 | 1,570 | +329.0% |
| 1926 | 1,767 | +12.5% |
| 1931 | 2,932 | +65.9% |
| 1936 | 3,200 | +9.1% |
| 1946 | 3,593 | +12.3% |
| 1954 | 4,569 | +27.2% |
| 1962 | 6,407 | +40.2% |
| 1968 | 6,408 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6,321 | −1.4% |
| 1982 | 5,917 | −6.4% |
| 1990 | 5,485 | −7.3% |
| 1999 | 5,397 | −1.6% |
| 2006 | 5,217 | −3.3% |
| 2007 | 5,186 | −0.6% |
| 2008 | 5,172 | −0.3% |
| 2009 | 5,305 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 5,270 | −0.7% |
| 2011 | 5,254 | −0.3% |
| 2012 | 5,239 | −0.3% |
| 2013 | 5,195 | −0.8% |
| 2014 | 5,200 | +0.1% |
Places of interest
- The church of St. Nicolas, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The ruins of a twelfth-century castle.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
Bibliography
- Maurice Quemin, Le Trait, berceau de 200 navires, que sont-ils devenus ?, 1988 ISBN 2-9502241-0-5.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Trait. |
- Official website of the commune (in French)
- Le Trait photographers club website (in French)
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