Cailly
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Cailly is a commune of the Seine-Maritime département, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France.
- Population: 748
- Area: 544 ha.
- Altitude: 114 m
- canton: canton of Clères
- Arrondissement: arrondissement of Rouen
Geography
The commune owes its name to a river of the same name which rises there. Its length is 25 km. The river flows through Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville and Maromme and empties into the Seine at Rouen.
History
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the valley was filled with textile mills, which earned it the nickname la petite Manchester, (Little Manchester).
See also
- Cailly-sur-Eure
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