Darnétal
Commune in Normandy, France
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Darnétal (French pronunciation: [daʁnetal]; Norman: Dernétal) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Darnétal | |
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The church of Carville | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Darnétal | |
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| Coordinates: 49°26′43″N 1°09′07″E | |
| 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 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 9,566 |
| • Density | 1,940/km2 (5,030/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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Heraldry
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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.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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
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.
