| Sotteville-lès-Rouen | ||
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| Coordinates: 49°24′33″N 1°05′24″E / 49.4092°N 1.09°ECoordinates: 49°24′33″N 1°05′24″E / 49.4092°N 1.09°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rouen | |
| Canton | Le Petit-Quevilly, Sotteville-lès-Rouen | |
| Intercommunality | CREA | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008 - 2014) | Pierre Bourguignon (PS) | |
| Area1 | 7.44 km2 (2.87 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 448 km2 (173 sq mi) | |
| • Metro (1999) | 1,582.51 km2 (611.01 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 30,076 | |
| • Rank | 251st in France | |
| • Density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) | |
| • Urban (2006) | 405,392 | |
| • Urban density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) | |
| • Metro (1999) | 518,316 | |
| • Metro density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC +1) (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76681 / | |
| Website | www.vivacite.com | |
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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. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Sotteville-lès-Rouen is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
The largest suburb of the city of Rouen and adjacent to it, some 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D94 and the D18 roads.
The métro connects the commune with Rouen and Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray.
The commune used to be a railway town in the days of the old Rouen tramway.