Rouen City Trivia

River that flows through Rouen

French region that Rouen is located in

French war heroine who was charged with heresy and executed in Rouen at age 19

Country that occupied Rouen from 1419–1449

King of France during the reclamation of the city in 1449

Cathedral that was the tallest building in the world from 1876–1880

Painter of the above (hint: he also founded a famous art movement)

Name of Rouen during the Roman control of Gaul

Bordering commune where the University of Rouen is situated

Novelist who wrote "Madame Bovary" and "Salammbô"

Dramatist and poet who wrote the tragicomedy "Le Cid"

Rouen-born Charles Nicolle proved that these insects transmit typhus by testing monkeys in Tunisia, later earning a Nobel Prize

Only French city consistently larger than Rouen during the 13th and 14th centuries

People group that made up 20% of the population in the 1100s

World-famous author who called Rouen a "city of a hundred bell towers"