Sotteville-lès-Rouen

Sotteville-lès-Rouen (, literally Sotteville near Rouen) is a commune and railway town in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography
It is the largest suburb of the city of Rouen and adjacent to it, some 2 mi south of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D94 and the D18 roads.

Transportation
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.

Places of interest

 * The three churches of Notre-Dame, St. Vincent and Notre-Dame, all dating from the twentieth century.

People

 * René Alix (1907–1966), choral conductor and composer
 * Jacques Anquetil (1934–1987), racing cyclist, started his career here with AC Sotteville.
 * Anny Duperey (1947-), actress, lives here.
 * Louis Pierre Vieillot (1748–1830), ornithologist, died in Sotteville-lès-Rouen