Cléon

Cléon

Cléon
Administration
Country France
Region Upper Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Rouen
Canton Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf
Intercommunality CREA
Mayor Alain Ovide
Statistics
Elevation 2–37 m (6.6–121 ft)
(avg. 10 m/33 ft)
Land area1 6.47 km2 (2.50 sq mi)
Population2 5,824  (2006)
 - Density 900 /km2 (2,300 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 76178/ 76410
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cléon is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Upper Normandy region in northern France.

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Geography

A small town situated inside a meander of the river Seine some 11 miles (18 km) south of Rouen, at the junction of the D7 and the D144 roads. The French car manufacturer Renault has its principal engine and gearbox factory within the commune’s territory, covering an area of 135 hectares (330 acres).

Heraldry

The arms of Cléon are blazoned :
Per fess 1: Azure, 3 stalks of wheat Or issuant from a toothed wheel argent; 2: Gules, a sword inverted argent hilted Or, over a mantle displayed Or.

Population

Historical population of Cléon
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 1336 1938 3157 5089 5870 6042 5824
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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