What is Rouen?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Rouen |image = Rouen_montage.jpg |caption = |image coat of arms = Blason_Rouen_76.svg |coordinates = {{coord|49.2636|1.06|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |arrondissement = Rouen |canton = |INSEE = 76540 |postal code = 76000 |mayor = Yvon Robert |term = 2014-2020 |intercommunality = Métropole Rouen Normandie |elevation m = |elevation min m = 2 |elevation max m = 152 |area km2 = 21.38 |population = 111557 |population date = 2012 }} '''Rouen''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]]. It is the [[Prefectures in France|prefecture]] of [[Upper Normandy]] and the [[Seine-Maritime]] [[Departments of France|department]]. [[File:Rouen_RueGrosHorloge.jpg|thumb|left|Rue du Gros-Horloge]] First settlements in that region were from the 6th century before Christ. The [[Roman Empire|Romans]] founded Rotomagus about 100 A.D.. Since 384 Rouen is the seat of a [[bishop]]. In 841 the [[Vikings]] conquered Rouen. It became the capitol of the [[Duke|Duchy]] of [[Normandy]]. In 1204 the Frensh king reconquered Rouen. In 1419 the [[England|English]] crown ([[Henry IV. of England]]) conquered the city in the [[100-year War]] between France and England. On May, 30th of 1431 [[Jeanne D'Arc]] (the Virgin of Orleans) was burned in Rouen. In 1494 the French got the city back. In 1834 the railway connection Paris-Rouen was opened. Rouen was occupied by the Germans in the Franco-German War of 1870 to 1873 and in both World Wars. In the World War II many buildings were destroyed. Rouen has an [[oceanic climate]] (''Cfb'' in the [[Koeppen climate classification]]). It has a great marine harbor 60&nbsp;km from the city. Tourism, transportation, the colleges and the university are most important economic factors. The university of Rouen has about 40,000 students. == Museums == * The ''[[Musée des beaux-arts