Darnétal
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 The church of Carville | |
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Location of Darnétal  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°26′43″N 1°09′07″E / 49.4453°N 1.1519°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Darnétal |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Lecerf |
| Area 1 | 4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | 9,588 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76212 /76160 |
| Elevation | 13–143 m (43–469 ft) (avg. 22 m or 72 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Darnétal (Norman: Darnétâ) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A light industrial suburban town surrounded by woodland, situated some 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D43, D15 and the N31 roads. Two small rivers flow through the town, the Robec and the Aubette.
SNCF operates a TER service, having a railway station in the town.
Heraldry
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The arms of Darnétal are blazoned : Gules, a fess wavy [river] between two gear wheels argent and, in base, a printers stamp between, to dexter a weaver's shuttle and its bobbin in saltire, and to sinister a ?linen? shuttle with its ?teasel? in saltire Or.
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Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Population | 9995 | 11,062 | 11,765 | 10,081 | 9779 | 9225 | 9531 | 9588 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||||
Places of interest
- The churches of St.Ouen and of St.Pierre, both dating from the sixteenth century.
- Traces of a feudal castle.
- A restored watermill.
Notable people
- The activist René Valentin Binet, (1913–1957) was born here.
- Blessed Father Jacques Hamel (1930-2016), first priest to be killed by ISIL in Europe
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Darnétal.
- Official Darnétal website Template:Fr icon
- Darnétal Festival website Template:Fr icon
- Darnétal on the Quid website Template:Fr icon
