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Barenton

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Barenton () is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

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Barenton is a commune in the Manche department of Normandy, France. It serves as the capital of the canton of Barenton and is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Le Mortainais. The municipality is situated within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park and shares borders with Ger, Husson, Saint-Clément-Rancoudray, and Saint-Cyr-du-Bailleul. Its postal code is 50720.

The area of the commune is 34.88 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 1,598 residents and another citing 1,426. Demographic data indicates a male population of 566 and a female population of 606. Elevation above sea level is recorded as 297 meters in one dataset, while other sources list elevations of 137 and 139 meters.

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Place details

Locality
Barenton
Region
Normandie
Country
France
Population
1,426
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

38US AQIGood
PM2.5
7.0 µg/m³
PM10
15.7 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Barenton
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
FranceNormandieBarentonEglise.jpg
French commune.caption
The church in Barenton
French commune.arrondissement
Avranches
French commune.canton
Le Mortainais
French commune.INSEE
50029
French commune.postal code
50720
French commune.mayor
Stéphane Lelièvre
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie
French commune.elevation min m
88
French commune.elevation max m
297
French commune.area km2
34.88

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Official website

Site officiel de la commune de Barenton (50)

, Barenton est une commune située dans le département de la Manche (50), dans la région Normandie. Elle fait partie de la Communauté de communes du Mortainais et

barenton.fr

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Geography
  • Points of Interest
  • Museums
  • National Heritage sites
  • Notable people
  • Twin towns
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Barenton () is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

==Geography==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Barenton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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