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Seine-Inférieure

Seine-Maritime
Department
Prefecture building of the Seine-Maritime department, in Rouen
Prefecture building of the Seine-Maritime department, in Rouen
Flag of Seine-Maritime
Flag
Coat of arms of Seine-Maritime
Coat of arms
Location of Seine-Maritime in France
Location of Seine-Maritime in France
Coordinates: 49°40′N 0°50′E / 49.667°N 0.833°E / 49.667; 0.833Coordinates: 49°40′N 0°50′E / 49.667°N 0.833°E / 49.667; 0.833
Country France
Region Normandy
Prefecture Rouen
Subprefectures Dieppe
Le Havre
Government
 • President of the General Council Pascal Martin
Area
 • Total 6,278 km2 (2,424 sq mi)
Population (2013)
 • Total 1,254,609
 • Rank 14th
 • Density 200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Department number 76
Arrondissements 3
Cantons 35
Communes 710
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Seine-Maritime (French pronunciation: ​[sɛn.ma.ʁi.tim]) is a department of France in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre. Until 1955 it was named Seine-Inférieure.



The department can be split into three main areas:

The département was created in 1790 as Seine-Inférieure, one of five departements that replaced the former province of Normandy. In 1800 five arrondissements were created within the département, namely Rouen, Le Havre, Dieppe, Neufchatel and Yvetot, although the latter two were disbanded in 1926. On 18 January 1955 the name of the département was changed to Seine-Maritime, in order to provide a more positive-sounding name and in-keeping with changes made in a number of other French departements.

In 1843 the railway from Paris reached the region. The département is connected to the adjacent Eure department via the Tancarville and Pont de Normandie bridge crossings of the Seine.

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert is set in Seine Maritime.


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