Le Trait

Coordinates: 49°29′19″N 0°48′22″E / 49.4886°N 0.8061°E / 49.4886; 0.8061
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Le Trait
The town hall in Le Trait
The town hall in Le Trait
Coat of arms of Le Trait
Location of Le Trait
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Le Trait is located in France
Le Trait
Le Trait
Le Trait is located in Normandy
Le Trait
Le Trait
Coordinates: 49°29′19″N 0°48′22″E / 49.4886°N 0.8061°E / 49.4886; 0.8061
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonBarentin
IntercommunalityMétropole Rouen Normandie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Callais[1]
Area
1
17.52 km2 (6.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,780
 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76709 /76580
Elevation1–117 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.

Le Trait (French pronunciation: [lə tʁɛ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Geography[edit]

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[edit]

Arms of Le Trait
Arms of Le Trait
The arms of the commune of Le Trait are blazoned :
Per bend sinister azure and argent, a leopard counterchanged.



Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 476—    
1800 458−0.55%
1806 448−0.37%
1821 501+0.75%
1831 464−0.76%
1836 517+2.19%
1841 530+0.50%
1846 532+0.08%
1851 570+1.39%
1856 543−0.97%
1861 536−0.26%
1866 522−0.53%
1872 465−1.91%
1876 504+2.03%
1881 445−2.46%
1886 466+0.93%
1891 498+1.34%
1896 460−1.57%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 427−1.48%
1906 392−1.70%
1911 366−1.36%
1921 1,570+15.68%
1926 1,767+2.39%
1931 2,932+10.66%
1936 3,200+1.76%
1946 3,593+1.17%
1954 4,569+3.05%
1962 6,407+4.32%
1968 6,408+0.00%
1975 6,321−0.20%
1982 5,917−0.94%
1990 5,485−0.94%
1999 5,397−0.18%
2007 5,186−0.50%
2012 5,239+0.20%
2017 4,942−1.16%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Places of interest[edit]

  • The church of St. Nicolas, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The ruins of a twelfth-century castle.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Trait, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

Bibliography[edit]

  • Maurice Quemin, Le Trait, berceau de 200 navires, que sont-ils devenus ?, 1988 ISBN 2-9502241-0-5.

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