Argentan
Argentan | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
The château of the dukes in the centre of Argentan | |
Location of Argentan | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′N 0°01′W / 48.75°N 0.02°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Argentan-1 Argentan-2 |
| Intercommunality | Terres d'Argentan Interco |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Leveillé |
Area 1 | 18.18 km2 (7.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 13,494 |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61006 /61200 |
| 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 (French pronunciation: [aʁʒɑ̃tɑ̃] ⓘ) is a commune and the seat of two cantons and of an arrondissement in the Orne department in northwestern France. As of 2019, Argentan is the third largest municipality by population in the Orne department.