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Le Trait

Normandy, France · Europe

About Le Trait

Le Trait is worth a stop: 5 minutes from La Mailleraye-sur-Seine, 50km from Château Gaillard.

Le Trait is a town located in Normandy, France. With a population of 5,506, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Le Trait sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Le Trait to your route.

About Le Trait

Le Trait (French pronunciation: [lə tʁɛ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

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Where is Le Trait located?

Le Trait is located in Normandy, France, Europe. The coordinates are 49.4689 latitude, 0.8163 longitude.

What is the population of Le Trait?

Le Trait has a population of approximately 5,506 people, making it a town in France.

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Quick Information

Population
5,506
Continent
Europe
Country
France
Region
Normandy
Timezone
Europe/Paris
Coordinates
49.4689, 0.8163

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in France

Police
17
Ambulance
15
Fire
18
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

Carrying a warning triangle and hi-vis vest in your vehicle is mandatory. Motorway emergency phones connect to official breakdown services only.

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Worth the detour from Le Trait

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

cathedral

Rouen Cathedral

The Gothic facade Monet painted thirty times, its lacework spire once the tallest building on earth.

20 km · about 25 min drive

historic highway

Rouen-Les-Essarts

A fearsome downhill road circuit whose cobbled Nouveau Monde hairpin hosted five French Grands Prix. The track closed in 1994 and the pits were demolished, but the roads through the Normandy forest remain public and the hairpin is unmistakable.

21 km · about 25 min drive

bridge

Pont de Normandie

A soaring cable-stayed bridge leaping 2 km across the Seine estuary between Le Havre and Honfleur; on opening in 1995 its 856 m main span was the longest of its kind in the world.

39 km · about 45 min drive

landmark

Honfleur Old Harbor

A picturesque Normandy port with tall, narrow slate-fronted houses lining the Vieux Bassin, beloved by Impressionist painters.

43 km · about 50 min drive

landmark

Veules-les-Roses

Alabaster Coast village where the Veules, France's shortest river at 1,149 m: runs past watercress beds and watermills to a chalk-cliff beach; Victor Hugo was a regular.

45 km · about 50 min drive

museum

Palais Bénédictine

Flamboyant neo-Gothic-and-Renaissance palace in Fécamp built in the 1880s purely to distil Bénédictine liqueur: still a working distillery, with an art collection, aroma room and tasting cellar.

46 km · about 55 min drive

landmark

Lyons-la-Forêt

Norman village of pink-and-ochre half-timbered houses around an 18th-century covered market hall, ringed by one of Europe's largest beech forests; Ravel composed here and Madame Bovary was filmed here twice.

48 km · about 55 min drive

castle

Château Gaillard

Richard the Lionheart's clifftop fortress ruins commanding a sweeping bend of the Seine at Les Andelys.

50 km · about 55 min drive

Driving roads near Le Trait

  • 21 kmRouen-Les-EssartsA fearsome downhill road circuit whose cobbled Nouveau Monde hairpin hosted five French Grands Prix. The track closed in 1994 and the pits were demolished, but the roads through the Normandy forest remain public and the hairpin is unmistakable.
  • 39 kmPont de NormandieA soaring cable-stayed bridge leaping 2 km across the Seine estuary between Le Havre and Honfleur; on opening in 1995 its 856 m main span was the longest of its kind in the world.

Driving in France

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.85/litre
Motorway tolls
~€10.00/100km

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

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Hauville

🇫🇷 France

9 km awayPop. 1,172

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