Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal (, literally ''Saint-Jacques on
Darnétal
Darnétal (; Norman: ''Dernétal'') is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A light industrial suburban town surrounded by woodland, situated some east of the centre of Rouen at the ju ...
'') is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
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-Inféri ...
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
region in north-western France.
Geography
A small town of
forestry
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,
farming
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and
light industry
Light industry are industries that usually are less capital-intensive than heavy industry and are more consumer-oriented than business-oriented, as they typically produce smaller consumer goods. Most light industry products are produced for ...
, just east of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D 7, D 43, D 91 with the N 31 (former N 30) road.
Population
Places of interest
* The church of St. Jacques, dating from the 19th century.
* A 16th-century cemetery cross.
* The chapel at Quévreville la Milon, built in 1828.