Barenton
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Some | |
| Arrondissement | Avranches | |
| Canton | Le Mortainais | |
| Community association | Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandy | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 36 ′ N , 0 ° 50 ′ W | |
| height | 88-297 m | |
| surface | 34.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,172 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 34 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 50720 | |
| INSEE code | 50029 | |
| Website | http://www.barenton.fr/ | |
Barenton is a commune with 1,172 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Manche department in the region of Normandy . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Avranches and the canton of Le Mortainais (until 2015: canton of Barenton ). The inhabitants are called barentonnais .
geography
Barenton is about 40 kilometers east-southeast of downtown Avranches . The parish is part of the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park . Barenton is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Ger in the north and northeast, Saint-Georges-de-Rouelley in the east, Saint-Cyr-du-Bailleul in the south, Saint-Jean-du-Corail in the west and Saint-Clément-Racoudray in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,672 | 1,598 | 1,452 | 1,547 | 1,437 | 1,348 | 1,293 | 1,214 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Church of the Assumption from the 19th century
- Notre-Dame-de-Bonté chapel in Montéglise from the 16th / 17th centuries Century, Monument historique
Church of the Assumption
Notre-Dame-de-Bonté chapel
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Puderbach in Rhineland-Palatinate since 1970.
Personalities
- Guillaume Postel (1510–1581), humanist and polymath
- Catherine Théot (1716–1794), mystic
