Barenton | |
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The church in Barenton | |
![]() Location of Barenton | |
| Coordinates: 48°36′00″N 0°49′51″W / 48.6°N 0.8308°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Avranches |
| Canton | Le Mortainais |
| Intercommunality | CA Mont-Saint-Michel-Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Lelièvre |
Area 1 | 34.88 km2 (13.47 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 297 m (974 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 88 m (289 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 1,161 |
| • Density | 33.29/km2 (86.21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 50029 /50720 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Barenton (French pronunciation: [baʁɑ̃tɔ̃]) is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Chesnaies, Bonsentier, Les Gouboudières, La Touchardière, Le Meslier, Barenton, Le Pont Poisson, Le Bignon, Meslé and Boudé.
The source of the river Sélune is in this commune.
The commune is in the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.
Barenton is twinned with: