Argentan

Argentan
The château of the dukes in the centre of Argentan
The château of the dukes in the centre of Argentan
Coat of arms of Argentan
Location of Argentan
Map
Argentan is located in France
Argentan
Argentan
Argentan is located in Normandy
Argentan
Argentan
Coordinates: 48°45′N 0°01′W / 48.75°N 0.02°W / 48.75; -0.02
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonArgentan-1
Argentan-2
IntercommunalityArgentan Intercom
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédéric Leveillé[1]
Area
1
18.18 km2 (7.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
13,291
 • Density730/km2 (1,900/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 (French pronunciation: [aʁʒɑ̃tɑ̃] ) is a commune and the seat of two cantons and of an arrondissement in the Orne department in northwestern France.[3] As of 2019, Argentan is the third largest municipality by population in the Orne department.[4]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Commune d'Argentan (61006)". INSEE.
  4. ^ Populations légales 2019: 61 Orne, INSEE