Darnétal

Darnétal
Darnétal
Commune
	The church of Carville
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 49°26′43″N 1°09′07″E / 49.4453°N 1.1519°ECoordinates: 49°26′43″N 1°09′07″E / 49.4453°N 1.1519°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Darnétal
Intercommunality	Métropole Rouen Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Lecerf
Area 1	4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	9,773
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76212 /76160
Elevation	13–143 m (43–469 ft) ; (avg. 22 m or 72 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Darnétal (French pronunciation: [daʁnetal]; 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 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D43, D15 and the N31 roads. Two small rivers flow through the town, the Robec and the Aubette.
SNCF operates a TER service, having a railway station in the town.

Heraldry[]

	The arms of Darnétal are blazoned : Gules, a fess wavy [river] between two gear wheels argent and, in base, a printers stamp between, to dexter a weaver's shuttle and its bobbin in saltire, and to sinister a ?linen? shuttle with its ?teasel? in saltire Or.

Population[]

Historical population of Darnétal
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Population	9995	11,062	11,765	10,081	9779	9225	9531	9588
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.