Commune of Argentan
Country	France
Région	Basse-Normandie
Département	Orne (sous-préfecture)
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Pays d'Argentan
Mayor Term of office	Pierre Pavis
Land area¹	km²
Population² (1999)	17,448
Population density ()	pers./km²
Longitude	000W01
Latitude	48N45
Altitude	average: minimum: maximum:
INSEE Code	61006
Postal code	61200
1 French Land Register data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) as well as the estuaries of rivers. 2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military personnel). Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common... Capital Caen Area 17,589 km² Regional President Philippe Duron (PS) (since 2004) Population   - 2004 estimate   - 1999 census   - Density (Ranked 17th) 1,443,000 1,422,193 82/km² (2004) Arrondissements 11 Cantons 141 Communes 1,812 Départements Calvados Manche Orne Notes: 1 This is the flag of Normandy... Template:France divisions levels, Junkyard Willie The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ... Orne is a département in the northwest of France named after the Orne River. ... Subprefecture is an administrative level that is below prefecture or province. ... The 100 French départements are divided into 342 arrondissements. ... The arrondissement of Argentan is an arrondissement of France, located in the Orne département, in the Basse-Normandie région. ... The canton is an administrative division of France. ... The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, meaning a gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... Map of Earth showing lines of longitude, which appear curved and vertical in this projection, but are actually halves of great circles Longitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter λ, describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ... Latitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter φ, gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the Equator. ... INSEE is the French abbreviation for the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (French: Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques). ... A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ... Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing numerous ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits and services. ...

Argentan is a commune, and the chief town of two cantons and of an arrondissement of the Orne département, in France. The following is a list of the 505 communes of the Orne département, in France. ... The canton is an administrative division of France. ... The 100 French départements are divided into 342 arrondissements. ... Orne is a département in the northwest of France named after the Orne River. ... Template:France divisions levels, Junkyard Willie The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ...

Geography

Argentan is located 180 km NE of Rennes, 131 km ENE of Le-Mont-Saint-Michel, 188 km SE of Cherbourg, 58 km SSE of Caen, 133 km SW of Rouen and 100 km N of Le Mans. Location within France Some medieval houses, such as these, can still be found in the center of Rennes. ... Mont-Saint-Michel: Sheep graze on the reclaimed pré-salé or salt meadow (2004). ... Cherbourg is a city of Normandy, in northwestern France, in the Manche département, of which it is a sous_préfecture. ... Location within France Hôtel dEscoville, 16th century, Caen Anonymous pen-and-ink birds-eye view of the fortifications of Caen (Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris) Town Hall of Caen Caens tramway is in fact a modern guided-bus system. ... Location within France Rouen Cathedral The entrance to Rouen Cathedral Abbey church of Saint-Ouen, (chevet) in Rouen Rouen, medieval house Rouen (pronounced in French, sometimes also ) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France, and presently the capital of the Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy) région. ... Le Mans is a city in France, located at the Sarthe River. ...

People

• Fernand Léger, painter
• André Mare, painter
• Michel Onfray (January 1, 1959-), French philosopher

Still Life with a Beer Mug, 1921. ... A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ... Michel Onfray (January 1, 1959-), is a French philosopher. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A philosopher is a person who thinks deeply regarding people, society, the world, and/or the universe. ...

Sites of interest

• Donjon of Argentan

Another word for the keep of a castle. ...

History

Argentan was the site of the battle of Argentan in 1944 during the Second World War. It was the last successful use of blitzkrieg tactics by Germany. 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Blitzkrieg relies on close co-operation between infantry and panzers (tanks). ...

Arrondissement of Argentan

Here are the 17 cantons of the arrondissement: France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ... Capital Caen Area 17,589 km² Regional President Philippe Duron (PS) (since 2004) Population   - 2004 estimate   - 1999 census   - Density (Ranked 17th) 1,443,000 1,422,193 82/km² (2004) Arrondissements 11 Cantons 141 Communes 1,812 Départements Calvados Manche Orne Notes: 1 This is the flag of Normandy... Région Basse-Normandie Missing image Coat of Arms of Basse-Normandie Details Information Capital: Caen Population  - Total  - Density 1,422,193 (1999 census) 1,443,000 (1. ... -1... The 100 French départements are divided into 342 arrondissements. ...

• Canton of Argentan-Est (East)
• Canton of Argentan-Ouest (West)
• Athis-de-l'Orne
• Briouze
• Écouché
• Exmes
• La Ferté-Frênel
• Flers-Nord (North)
• Flers-Sud (South)
• Gacé
• Merlerault
• Messei
• Mortrée
• Putanges-Pont-Écrepin
• Tinchebray
• Trun
• Vimoutiers