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Argentan

Coordinates: 48°44′43″N 0°01′09″W / 48.7453°N 0.0192°W / 48.7453; -0.0192
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Argentan
Argentan - Saint Martin Church
Argentan - Saint Martin Church
Coat of arms of Argentan
Location of Argentan
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Argentan is located in France
Argentan
Argentan
Argentan is located in Normandy
Argentan
Argentan
Coordinates: 48°44′43″N 0°01′09″W / 48.7453°N 0.0192°W / 48.7453; -0.0192
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
Canton2 cantons
IntercommunalityPays d'Argentan
Government
 • MayorPierre Pavis
Area
1
18.18 km2 (7.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
14,642
 • Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61006 /61200
Elevation152–228 m (499–748 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Argentan is a French city in the Orne department, in Lower Normandy. 17 327 people live there. The size is 1,818 hectares (7.02 sq mi). The river Orne flows through Argentan. The forests of Gouffern and Ecouves are nearby.

Argentan was built at the beginning of the 12th century by Henry II. Henry was a Normandy duke and also the king of England.

There are three churches: Saint Martin, Saint Germain and Saint Michel.

Argentan - Saint Germain Church - 1