Barentin

Barentin
Viaduct
Coat of arms
Barentin
Location within Normandy region  Barentin
Coordinates: 49°33′N 0°57′E / 49.55°N 0.95°ECoordinates: 49°33′N 0°57′E / 49.55°N 0.95°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Pavilly
Government
• Mayor	Michel Bentot
Area^1	12.74 km^2 (4.92 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	12,479
• Density	980/km^2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	76057 / 76360
Elevation	30–128 m (98–420 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft)
^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.

Barentin is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A town of light industry and farming situated by the banks of the Austreberthe River in the Pays de Caux, some 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Rouen at the junction of the D6015, D143 and the D104 roads. SNCF operates a TER rail service here.

Heraldry

The arms of Barentin are blazoned : Azure, a viaduct argent masonned sable, and in chief 3 bees Or.

Population

Historical population of Barentin

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	7962	9790	10,773	12,364	12,721	12,836	12,479
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 church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
• A museum.
• A seventeenth century fountain on the town square.
• More than 200 statues in the town, by Rodin, Janniot, Bourdelle, Drivier, Frémiet, Lagriffoul, etc.
• The railway viaduct, constructed in 1847 by Joseph Locke, with 27 arches 33m high.
• The sixteenth century chapel of Saint-Hélier.

Notable people

• André Marie, politician (1897–1974)
• Père Jacques (born Lucien Bunel), (1900–1945), priest of the Carmelite Order, Righteous Among the Nations

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Barentin is twinned with:

• Petersfield, Hampshire in the United Kingdom^[1][2]
• Warendorf in Germany
• Castiglione delle Stiviere in Italy
• Brossard, Quebec in Canada

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
• Seine-Maritime
• Normandy
• André Bizette-Lindet
• Ary Bitter

References

• INSEE
• Émile Lefort, Barentin autrefois, aujourd'hui, Rouen, 1933 ISBN 2-84373-627-7

1. Chapman, Phil (May 2006). "Petersfield Twinning Association". Hampshire County Council. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
2. "British towns twinned with French towns [via WaybackMachine.com]". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-20.

External links

• Official website of Barentin (French)
• Barentin on the Quid website (French)