Barentin (French pronunciation: [baʁɑ̃tɛ̃]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

The town is situated in the valley of the Austreberthe, a small affluent of the Seine.[3] It is a town of light industry and farming situated by the banks of the river Austreberthe 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

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



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 9,790—    
1975 10,773+1.38%
1982 12,364+1.99%
1990 12,721+0.36%
1999 12,836+0.10%
2007 12,291−0.54%
2012 12,175−0.19%
2017 11,822−0.59%
Source: INSEE[4]

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

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Barentin is twinned with:

See also

References

  • Émile Lefort, Barentin autrefois, aujourd'hui, Rouen, 1933 ISBN 2-84373-627-7
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Barentin" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 414.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Chapman, Phil (May 2006). "Petersfield Twinning Association". Hampshire County Council. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
  6. ^ "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.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barentin
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