Darnétal
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  Darnétal | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Darnétal | |
| Coordinates: 49°26′43″N 1°09′07″E / 49.4453°N 1.1519°ECoordinates: 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 | CREA |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Lecerf |
| Area1 | 4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 9,531 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76212 / 76160 |
| Elevation |
13–143 m (43–469 ft) (avg. 22 m or 72 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Darnétal is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie 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. |
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 9995 | 11,062 | 11,765 | 10,081 | 9779 | 9225 | 9531 |
| 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.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Darnétal. |
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Wikisource has the text of the Encyclopaedia Britannica (9th ed.) article Darnétal. |
- Official Darnétal website (French)
- Darnétal Festival website (French)
- Darnétal on the Quid website (French)
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