Argouges

Argouges () is a former commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Saint-James.

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Argouges was a commune in the Manche department of France, situated within the arrondissement of Avranches and the canton of Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët. Located in the Normandy region, the area covered 16.41 square kilometers and had an elevation of 133 meters above sea level. It shared borders with the communes of Vessey, Coglès, Carnet, and Montanel.

The population of Argouges was recorded as 787, with a postal code of 50240. The commune was dissolved on December 31, 2016, and was subsequently replaced by the new commune of Saint-James.

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Place details

Locality: Argouges
Region: Normandie
Country: France
Population: 553

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French commune.name: Argouges
French commune.image: Argouges (50) Mairie.jpg
French commune.caption: The town hall
French commune.arrondissement: Avranches
French commune.canton: Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
French commune.commune: Saint-James
French commune.INSEE: 50018
French commune.postal code: 50240
French commune.elevation m: 38
French commune.elevation min m: 25
French commune.elevation max m: 133
French commune.area km2: 16.41
French commune.population: 513
French commune.population date: 2022

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: delegated commune
Official name: Argouges
Country: France
Located in: arrondissement of Avranches
Population: 541
Area: 16.41
Elevation: 91
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Carnet
Image: Argouges (50) Mairie.jpg

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Commons category: Argouges
postal code: 50240
replaced by: Saint-James
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2016-12-31
associated electoral district: canton of Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët
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Argouges () is a former commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Saint-James.

For many centuries the Barons de Gratot (Argouges) resided at the Château de Gratot in Argouges. Similar to the Château de Gratot is the Château de Argouges in Vaux-sur-Aure, in the French department of Calvados, Normandy which had also been owned by the Barons de Gratot (Argouges). According to the French Wikipedia a legend is that a Lord of Argouges met a Fairy woman who agreed to be his wife provided he never spoke the word "Mort" [death] which was considered profane language; however he spoke it and the Fairy vanished; this legend is associated with both Château de Gratot and the Château de Argouges.

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