Darnétal

Darnétal (French pronunciation: ​[daʁnetal]; Norman: Dernétal) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Darnétal
Commune
The church of Carville
Coat of arms
Location of Darnétal
Darnétal Show map of France Darnétal Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°26′43″N 1°09′07″E / 49.4453°N 1.1519°E / 49.4453; 1.1519Coordinates: 49°26′43″N 1°09′07″E / 49.4453°N 1.1519°E / 49.4453; 1.1519
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 km^2 (1.90 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)^[2]	9,788
• Density	2,000/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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 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

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

 

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Wikisource has the text of the Encyclopædia Britannica (9th ed.) article Darnétal.

• (in French)
• Darnétal Festival website (in French)