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Argentan
Argentan () is a commune and the seat of two cantons and of an arrondissement in the Orne department in northwestern France. As of 2023, Argentan is the third largest municipality by population in the Orne department.
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Argentan is a town in northwestern France that serves as an administrative center for its region, housing two cantons and an arrondissement within the Orne department. As of 2023, it ranks as the third most populous municipality in the Orne department.
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Place details
- Locality
- Argentan
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 18,230
- Timezone
Travel guide
Understand
Argentan is some distance south of Caen and the D-Day beaches. Falaise, around which a major battle was fought during World War II, is about halfway between Caen and Argentan. As part of that battle, American forces took Argentan.
Get in
Argentan is on a highway that runs from Caen to Le Mans. It is also on a rail line.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Article
24 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Middle Ages
- Modern era
- Twentieth Century
- Geography
- Land distribution
- Location
- Climate
- Population
- Main sights and notable buildings
- Museums
- National Heritage sites
- Architecture contemporaine remarquable
- Other points of interest
- Gallery
- Culture
- Sport
- Notable people
- Transport
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
Argentan () is a commune and the seat of two cantons and of an arrondissement in the Orne department in northwestern France. As of 2023, Argentan is the third largest municipality by population in the Orne department.
==History==
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