Rotomagus

Rouen
Prefecture and commune
Top: Downtown Rouen and the Seine River. Middle left: Maritime museum. Centre: Le Gros-Horloge. Middle right: Gustave-Flaubert Bridge. Bottom: Rouen Cathedral.
Coat of arms
Rouen Location within Normandy region  Rouen
Coordinates: 49°26′N 1°06′E / 49.44°N 1.10°E / 49.44; 1.10Coordinates: 49°26′N 1°06′E / 49.44°N 1.10°E / 49.44; 1.10
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	3 cantons
Intercommunality	Métropole Rouen Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Yvon Robert (PS)
Area1	21.38 km2 (8.25 sq mi)
• Urban	448 km2 (173 sq mi)
• Metro (2010)	1,800 km2 (700 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	111,557
• Rank	36th in France
• Density	5,200/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
• Urban (2010)	494,382
• Urban density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
• Metro (2011)	655,013
• Metro density	360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC +1) (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	76540 /
Website	www.rouen.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Rouen (French pronunciation: ​[ʁwɑ̃]; Frankish: Rodomo; Latin: Rotomagus) is a city on the River Seine in the north of France. It is the capital of the region of Normandy. Formerly one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe, Rouen was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy during the Middle Ages. It was one of the capitals of the Anglo-Norman dynasties, which ruled both England and large parts of modern France from the 11th to the 15th centuries.

The population of the metropolitan area (in French: agglomération) at the 2011 census was 655,013, with the city proper having an estimated population of 111,557. People from Rouen are known as Rouennais.

Rouen and its metropolitan area of 70 suburban communes form the Métropole Rouen Normandie, with 494,382 inhabitants at the 2010 census. In descending order of population, the largest of these suburbs are Sotteville-lès-Rouen, Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, Le Grand-Quevilly, Le Petit-Quevilly, and Mont-Saint-Aignan, each with a population exceeding 20,000.

Rouen has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Koeppen climate classification).

Rouen is known for its Notre Dame cathedral, with its Tour de Beurre (butter tower) financed by the sale of indulgences for the consumption of butter during Lent. The cathedral's gothic façade (completed in the 16th century) was the subject of a series of paintings by Claude Monet, some of which are exhibited in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.