Argentan facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Argentan
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Argentan - Saint Martin Church
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 Argentan
Location in France
Argentan
Location in Normandy
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Orne | |
| Arrondissement | Argentan | |
| Canton | 2 cantons | |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Argentan | |
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18.18 km2 (7.02 sq mi) | |
| Population
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14,642 | |
| • Density | 805.39/km2 (2,086.0/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code |
61006 /61200
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| Elevation | 152–228 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. | ||
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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.
Images for kids
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Chapel Saint Nicholas – built end of the 11th century
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Hôtel du Moulin de Tercey, 2 rue Saint-Martin
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Donjon of Argentan, built by Henry II of England
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Tour Marguerite is the only surviving medieval tower
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Saint Martin church, built in the 15th and 16th centuries
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Hotel Joseph de Laleu 56 rue Saint Martin built in 1651
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This hotel particulier was the Nicolas Ango house
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The former abbey, now a restaurant
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Château of the Dukes of Alençon (15th century), now the Court House
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Birthplace of painter André Mare
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Hôtel du comte de Lonlay
See also
In Spanish: Argentan para niños
