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A town of France, in the department of Seine-Inferieure, 27 m. W.N.W. of Rouen by the Ouest-Etat railway. Pop. (1906) 2141. It is situated on the right bank of the Seine, the tidal wave of which (mascaret ) can be well seen at this point. The chief interest of the town lies in its church, a building of the 15th and the early 16th centuries. Round its top run balustrades formed of Gothic letters, which read as part of the Magnificat. Its west portal, the decoration of the spire of the tower, and its stained glass are among the features which make it one of the finest churches of the Rouen diocese. The town also possesses several old houses. Its industries include tanning and leather-currying, and there is trade in grain. The port has a small trade in coal, live-stock and farm produce.