Argences | |
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 General view of Argences | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Argences  | |
  Argences  Argences | |
| Coordinates: 49°07′37″N 0°09′59″W / 49.1269°N 0.1664°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Caen |
| Canton | Troarn |
| Intercommunality | Val ès Dunes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Marie-Françoise Isabel[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.76 km2 (3.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,848 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14020 /14370 |
| Elevation | 2–74 m (6.6–242.8 ft) (avg. 44 m or 144 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Argences (French pronunciation: [aʁʒɑ̃s] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France. It is in the urban area of Caen, 15 kilometres from the city.
The commune has been awarded one flower by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.[3]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Argences in the Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom Archived December 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in French)