Barentin () is a commune in the

Seine-Maritime Seine-Maritime () is a department of France in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre. Until 1955 it was named Seine-Inf� ...

department in the

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in northern

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Geography

The town is situated in the valley of the

Austreberthe The Austreberthe () is an 18-km river in the Seine-Maritime. Its source is the village of Sainte-Austreberthe. It meets the Seine at Duclair. The Austreberthe is crossed by the Barentin Viaduct, a noteworthy 30 metre high brick railway bridge ...

, a small affluent of the Seine. It is a town of

light industry Light industry are Industry (economics), industries that usually are less Capital intensity, capital-intensive than heavy industry, heavy industries and are more consumer-oriented than business-oriented, as they typically produce smaller consum ...

and

farming Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

situated by the banks of the river

in the

Pays de Caux The Pays de Caux (, , literally ''Land of Caux'') is an area in Normandy occupying the greater part of the French '' département'' of Seine Maritime in Normandy. It is a chalk plateau to the north of the Seine Estuary and extending to the cl ...

, some northwest of

Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine, in northwestern France. It is in the prefecture of Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one ...

at the junction of the D6015, D143 and the D104 roads.

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operates a TER rail service here.

Heraldry

Population

Places of interest

* The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century. * A

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. * A seventeenth century fountain on the town square. * More than 200 statues in the town, by

Rodin François Auguste René Rodin (; ; 12 November 184017 November 1917) was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a u ...

, Janniot, Bourdelle, Drivier, Frémiet, Lagriffoul, etc. * The railway viaduct, constructed in 1847 by

Joseph Locke Joseph Locke FRSA (9 August 1805 – 18 September 1860) was an English civil engineer of the nineteenth century, particularly associated with railway projects. Locke ranked alongside Robert Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunel as one of the ...

, with 27 arches 33m high. * The sixteenth century chapel of Saint-Hélier.

Notable people

* André Marie, politician (1897–1974) *

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(born Lucien Bunel), (1900–1945), priest of the

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International relations

Barentin is twinned with: *

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in the

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* Brossard, Quebec in

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References

* Émile Lefort, ''Barentin autrefois, aujourd'hui'',

, 1933

External links

Official website of Barentin
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