ROUEN, a city of France, capital of the department of Seine-Inferieure, and formerly of the province of Normandy, on the Seine, 44 miles from its mouth, and 86 miles N. W. of Paris. It is situate on the right bank of the Seine, in a fer tile, pleasant, and varied country. The streets, though in general straight, are narrow and dirty, and some of the houses are of wood. The most agree able part of the town is that which ad joins the Seine. The public buildings of interest are, the cathedral, containing many old monuments, and one of the finest specimens of Gothic architecture in France; the Church of St. Ouen, like wise a fine Gothic building, situate nearly in the center of the town; and that of St. Maclou, considered a master piece of its kind. There are two bridges over the Seine, one of stone, another of iron, connecting the town with the sub urb of St. Sever; also various literary
societies and schools, an academy of belles-lettres, a society of agriculture and the arts, a central school, classes for medicine and surgery, a navigation and drawing school, together with a public library, a collection of paintings and natural history and a botanical garden. Manufactures cotton goods, woolens, lin ens, iron ware, paper, hats, pottery, wax, cloth, and sugar refineries. Dyeing, both of woolens and cotton, is also con ducted with care and success. Rouen has frequently been taken and retaken. In 1419 it was taken by Henry V., and Joan of Arc was, in 1431, burned here. A statue to her memory has been erected on the spot. It is the birthplace of the two Corneilles, and of Fontenelle and Boieldieu. Pop. about 120,000.