Rouen duck Rouen Foncé (dark) as opposed to Rouen Clair, which are lighter in colour. In 1850 the first Rouens were introduced to the United States by D. W. Lincoln of Worcester, Massachusetts, and used as general farm ducks until becoming popular as show birds. They were included in the "Standard of Perfection" of the American Poultry Association in 1874 and since then have won many titles, often having the most entries in the heavyweight class and doing well in competition with other breeds. Rouen duck The Rouen is a heavyweight breed of domesticated duck raised primarily for decoration, exhibition or as
University of Rouen University of Rouen Located not in Rouen, but in the suburb of Mont-Saint-Aignan (a "township" in the Normandy region), the University of Rouen opened in 1966 as an off-shoot of the University of Caen. It is a large public university with over 25,000 students enrolled. According to U.S. News & World Report, University of Rouen made #835 (in a 3-way tie with Assiut University in Egypt and Universidad de Antioquia in Columbia) on the Best Global Universities list (published October 24, 2017) out of 1,250 universities being judged. University of Rouen was also compared to 66 other French universities and