Argentan | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 The château of the dukes in the centre of Argentan | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Argentan  | |
  Argentan  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[1] |
Area 1 | 18.18 km2 (7.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 13,291 |
| • Density | 730/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. | |
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]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Commune d'Argentan (61006)". INSEE.
- ^ Populations légales 2019: 61 Orne, INSEE