Barentin () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A town of light industry and farming situated by the banks of the river Austreberthe in the Pays de Caux, some northwest of

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

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

SNCF The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (; abbreviated as SNCF ; French for "National society of French railroads") is France's national state-owned railway company. Founded in 1938, it operates the country's national rail traffi ...

operates a

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rail service here.

Heraldry

Population

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 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 uniqu ...

, 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 André Marie (3 December 1897 – 12 June 1974) was a French Radical politician who served as Prime Minister during the Fourth Republic in 1948. Biography Born at Honfleur, Calvados, the young André Marie studied at primary and second ...

, politician (1897–1974) *

Père Jacques Père (Father) Jacques de Jésus, O.C.D., (1900 – 2 June 1945) was a French Roman Catholic priest and Discalced Carmelite friar. While serving as headmaster of a boarding school run by his Order, he took in several Jewish refugees to protect th ...

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

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, Righteous Among the Nations

International relations

Barentin is twinned with: * Petersfield, Hampshire in the United Kingdom * Warendorf in Germany *

Castiglione delle Stiviere Castiglione delle Stiviere ( Upper Mantovano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Mantua, in Lombardy, Italy, northwest of Mantua by road. History The town's castle was home to a cadet branch of the House of Gonzaga, headed by the M ...

in Italy * Brossard, Quebec in Canada

References

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

, 1933

External links

Official website of Barentin
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