Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal (, literally ''Saint-Jacques on
Darnétal'') 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-Infà ...
department in the
Normandy
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Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...
region in north-western France.
Geography
A small town of
forestry
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,
farming
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and
light industry
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, just east of the centre 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 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.
See also
*
References
Communes of Seine-Maritime
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