Darnétal
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 (2020–2026) | Christian Lecerf[1] |
Area 1 | 4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 9,738 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/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 (French pronunciation: [daʁnetal]; Norman: Dernétal) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
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service, having a railway station in the town.
Heraldry
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 | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 11,062 | — |
1975 | 11,765 | +0.88% |
1982 | 10,081 | −2.18% |
1990 | 9,779 | −0.38% |
1999 | 9,225 | −0.65% |
2007 | 9,429 | +0.27% |
2012 | 9,418 | −0.02% |
2017 | 9,707 | +0.61% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Places of interest
- The churches of St.Ouen and of St.Pierre, both dating from the sixteenth century.
- Traces of a feudalcastle.
- 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
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Darnétal.
- Official Darnétal website (in French)
- Darnétal Festival website (in French)