Barentin

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

Barentin
Commune
Viaduct
Coat of arms
Location of Barentin
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Coordinates: 49°33′N 0°57′E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Barentin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Bouillon[1]
Area 1	12.74 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	12,154
• Density	950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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

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

International relations

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

Barentin is twinned with:

• Petersfield, Hampshire in the United Kingdom^[5][6]
• Warendorf in Germany
• Castiglione delle Stiviere in Italy
• Brossard, Quebec in Canada

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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.

External links

• Official website of Barentin (in French)