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Darnétal

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Seine-Maritime

Intercommunality
  
CREA

Area
  
4.93 km²

Arrondissement
  
Rouen

Region
  
Normandy

Canton
  
Darnétal

Population (2013)
  
9,515

Local time
  
Friday 9:54 PM

Darnétal

Weather
  
12°C, Wind SE at 18 km/h, 74% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of 76160 Darn%C3%A9tal, 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.

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.
  • Father Jacques Hamel (1930-2016), first priest to be killed by ISIL in Europe

    • References

    Darnétal Wikipedia
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