Barentin

Barentin
Barentin
Commune
	Viaduct
	Coat of arms
	Location of Barentin
	Barentin Show map of France Barentin Show map of Normandy
	Coordinates: 49°33′N 0°57′E / 49.55°N 0.95°E / 49.55; 0.95
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Barentin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Bouillon
Area 1	12.74 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Population (2023)	12,022
• Density	943.6/km2 (2,444/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.

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 source ↗	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%
2023	12,022	+0.28%
Source: INSEE⁴

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

Barentin is twinned with:

Petersfield, Hampshire in the United Kingdom⁵⁶
Warendorf in Germany
Castiglione delle Stiviere in Italy
Brossard, Quebec in Canada

References

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

"Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
"Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Barentin" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 414.
Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
Chapman, Phil (May 2006). "Petersfield Twinning Association". Hampshire County Council. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
"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)

[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 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

[3] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Barentin" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 414.

[pophist-4] Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE

[Petersfield_twinning-5] Chapman, Phil (May 2006). "Petersfield Twinning Association". Hampshire County Council. Retrieved 2013-07-25.

[Archant_twinning_3-6] "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.

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