Caudebec-en-Cauxis a formercommunein theSeine-Maritimedepartmentin theNormandyregionin northernFrance.It is one of numerous places in Normandy having names which are clearly derived from a Scandinavian language.Since 1977 Caudebec has been served by thePont de Brotonne, one of three bridges built across the Seine, downstream from Rouen since 1960, to replace the many ferries so making vehicular access between the Pays de Caux and theAutoroute A13easier.
The chief architectural interest of the town lies in itsFlamboyantchurch, which was constructed during the 15th and the early 16th centuries.Round its top run balustrades formed ofGothic letters, which read as part of theMagnificat. Its west portal, the decoration of the spire of the tower, and itsstained glassare among the features which make it one of the finest churches of the Rouen diocese.
