Le Trait

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

Geography
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 mi west of Rouen on the D 982 road.

Places of interest

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