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Team, Place & City Details

US Quevilly-Rouen

US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole , known simply as US Quevilly, QRM, or Quevilly-Rouen, is a football club based in Le Petit-Quevilly, France. The club plays in the Ligue 2 and hosts its home matches at the Stade Robert Diochon, which has a capacity of 12,018.

Rouen Normandie Rugby

Rouen Normandie Rugby is a French rugby union club from Rouen, currently playing in the second level of the country's professional rugby system, Pro D2.

Saint-Chamond (tank)
Saint-Chamond (tank)

The Saint-Chamond, named after the commune of Saint-Chamond, was the second French heavy tank of the First World War, with 400 manufactured from April 1917 to July 1918. Although not a tank by the present-day definition, it is generally accepted and described as such in accounts of early tank development.

Mortier de 280 modèle 1914 Schneider
Mortier de 280 modèle 1914 Schneider

The Mortier de 280 TR Modèle 1914 Schneider was a French siege howitzer manufactured by the Schneider et Cie company, used during World War I. The howitzer had its origins from a Russian Army policy to upgrade its artillery park after the poor showing of Russian artillery in the 1904-5 Russo-Japanese war. In 1909 an agreement was signed between Schneider and the Russian armaments manufacturer Putilov to jointly develop and produce a number of artillery types.

Saint-Chamond-Mondragón
Saint-Chamond-Mondragón

The Saint-Chamond-Mondragón 75mm gun was specified in the 1890s by Mexican General Manuel Mondragón, designed mostly by Colonel Émile Rimailho, and produced by the French arms manufacturer Saint-Chamond. It was widely used by different forces during the Mexican Revolution.

St Chamond

St Chamond may refer to:

Compagnie des forges et aciéries de la marine et d'Homécourt

The Compagnie des forges et aciéries de la marine et d'Homécourt (Company of marine forges and steelworks and of Homécourt) was a French industrial enterprise that made iron and steel products for the French navy, army and railroads. It is often known as Saint-Chamond from its main location in Saint-Chamond, Loire.

Rouen
Rouen

Rouen or [ʁuɑ̃]) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the capital of the region of Normandy.

Rouen Cathedral
Rouen Cathedral

Rouen Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Rouen, Normandy, France. It is the see of the Archbishop of Rouen, Primate of Normandy.

Rouen Business School
Rouen Business School

The Rouen Business School was a leading French business school. It was founded in 1871 and on 24 April 2013, Rouen Business School and Reims Management School announced the merger of the two Schools into a single entity - NEOMA Business School.

Rouen tramway
Rouen tramway

The Rouen tramway is a tramway/light rail network in the city of Rouen, Normandy, France. Construction began in 1991 and the network opened for service on 17 December 1994.

Rouen duck
Rouen duck

The Rouen is a heavyweight breed of domesticated duck raised primarily for decoration, exhibition or as general purpose ducks, since they are not prolific egg layers. Rouen ducks are frequently used for meat.

Rouen Cathedral (Monet series)
Rouen Cathedral (Monet series)

The Rouen Cathedral series was painted in the 1890s by French impressionist Claude Monet. The paintings in the series each capture the façade of the Rouen Cathedral at different times of the day and year and reflect changes in its appearance under different lighting conditions.