Clères

Clères is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Geography
A farming and forestry market town situated by the banks of the Clérette river, in the Pays de Caux, some 17 mi northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D 2, D 6, D 53 and the D 100 roads. SNCF has a TER railway station in the town.

Places of interest

 * The church of Sts. Waast-&-Nicolas, dating from the sixteenth century.
 * The church of St. Sauveur at Cordelleville, dating from the twelfth century.
 * The church of Notre-Dame at Le Tôt, dating from the twelfth century.
 * A château and its park, home of the zoo.
 * A seventeenth century sandstone cross.
 * Ruins of a medieval castle.
 * Several ancient wood-framed houses.
 * The eighteenth century market hall ‘Les Halles’.

People with links to the commune

 * Jean Delacour, ornithologist, lived here.

Twin towns

 * 🇩🇪 Goldenstedt, Germany, since 1989
 * 🇩🇪 Leverkusen, Germany, since 2000