 caudebec-en-caux is a commune in the seine-maritime department in the haute-normandie region in northern france. ==geography== caudebec-en-caux is located  w.n.w. of rouen, on the right bank of the river seine. the tidal bore in the estuary of the seine which is known as the mascaret in french, but locally as the barre, used to be well seen at this point. the development of the industrial polder towards harfleur has changed the geometry of the estuary so that mascaret now seems to be a phenomenon of the past. since 1977 caudebec has been served by the pont 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 the autoroute a13 easier. ==history== caudebec is one of numerous places in normandy having names which are clearly derived from a scandinavian language. caldebec abt 1025 (like caldbeck, caldebeck 1060, cumberland.) derives from the old danish kaldr bekkr: cold stream, cold brook. === heraldry ===  ==sights==  the chief architectural interest of the town lies in its flamboyant church, which was constructed during the 15th and the early 16th centuries.steinke, william august. the flamboyant gothic church of caudebec-en-caux: a neglected masterpiece of french medieval architecture. thesis (ph. d.)--new york university, 1982. round its top run balustrades formed of gothic letters, which read as part of the magnificat. its west portal, the decoration of the spire of the tower, and its stained glass are among the features which make it one of the finest churches of the rouen diocese. * in the town are also **maison des templiers (the templars' house) from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. the building was saved by a society set up for the p
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