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Arrondissement in Normandy, France
Argentan
Arrondissement
Location within the region NormandyLocation within the region Normandy
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
No. of communes123
SubprefectureArgentan
Area1,904.1 km (735.2 sq mi)
Population107,283
 • Density56/km (150/sq mi)
INSEE code612

The arrondissement of Argentan (French: arrondissement d'Argentan) is an arrondissement of France, located in the Orne department, region of Normandy. It has 123 communes. Its population is 107,625 (2021), and its area is 1,904.1 km (735.2 sq mi).

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Argentan are:

  1. Argentan
  2. Athis-Val de Rouvre
  3. Aubusson
  4. Aunou-le-Faucon
  5. Avoine
  6. Avrilly
  7. Bailleul
  8. Banvou
  9. Bazoches-au-Houlme
  10. La Bazoque
  11. Bellou-en-Houlme
  12. Berjou
  13. Boischampré
  14. Boucé
  15. Brieux
  16. Briouze
  17. Cahan
  18. Caligny
  19. Cerisy-Belle-Étoile
  20. Champcerie
  21. Champsecret
  22. Chanu
  23. La Chapelle-au-Moine
  24. La Chapelle-Biche
  25. Le Châtellier
  26. Commeaux
  27. Coudehard
  28. Coulonces
  29. La Coulonche
  30. Craménil
  31. Domfront en Poiraie
  32. Dompierre
  33. Durcet
  34. Échalou
  35. Écorches
  36. Écouché-les-Vallées
  37. Faverolles
  38. La Ferrière-aux-Étangs
  39. La Ferté-Macé
  40. Flers
  41. Fleuré
  42. Fontaine-les-Bassets
  43. Giel-Courteilles
  44. Ginai
  45. Gouffern en Auge
  46. Le Grais
  47. Guêprei
  48. Habloville
  49. Joué-du-Plain
  50. Juvigny-sur-Orne
  51. La Lande-de-Lougé
  52. La Lande-Patry
  53. La Lande-Saint-Siméon
  54. Landigou
  55. Landisacq
  56. Lignou
  57. Lonlay-l'Abbaye
  58. Lonlay-le-Tesson
  59. Lougé-sur-Maire
  60. Louvières-en-Auge
  61. Le Ménil-Ciboult
  62. Le Ménil-de-Briouze
  63. Ménil-Gondouin
  64. Ménil-Hermei
  65. Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne
  66. Ménil-Vin
  67. Merri
  68. Messei
  69. Moncy
  70. Montabard
  71. Montilly-sur-Noireau
  72. Mont-Ormel
  73. Montreuil-au-Houlme
  74. Montreuil-la-Cambe
  75. Les Monts d'Andaine
  76. Montsecret-Clairefougère
  77. Monts-sur-Orne
  78. Moulins-sur-Orne
  79. Neauphe-sur-Dive
  80. Nécy
  81. Neuvy-au-Houlme
  82. Occagnes
  83. Ommoy
  84. Le Pin-au-Haras
  85. Pointel
  86. Putanges-le-Lac
  87. Rânes
  88. Ri
  89. Rônai
  90. Sai
  91. Saint-André-de-Briouze
  92. Saint-André-de-Messei
  93. Saint-Bômer-les-Forges
  94. Saint-Brice
  95. Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes
  96. Saint-Christophe-de-Chaulieu
  97. Saint-Clair-de-Halouze
  98. Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne
  99. Sainte-Honorine-la-Guillaume
  100. Sainte-Opportune
  101. Saint-Georges-d'Annebecq
  102. Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers
  103. Saint-Gervais-des-Sablons
  104. Saint-Gilles-des-Marais
  105. Saint-Hilaire-de-Briouze
  106. Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive
  107. Saint-Paul
  108. Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne
  109. Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont
  110. Saint-Pierre-du-Regard
  111. Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets
  112. Saires-la-Verrerie
  113. Sarceaux
  114. La Selle-la-Forge
  115. Sévigny
  116. Sevrai
  117. Tanques
  118. Tinchebray-Bocage
  119. Tournai-sur-Dive
  120. Trun
  121. Vieux-Pont
  122. Villedieu-lès-Bailleul
  123. Les Yveteaux

History

The arrondissement of Argentan was created in 1800. At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Orne, it gained 11 communes from the arrondissement of Alençon, and it lost nine communes to the arrondissement of Alençon and 49 communes to the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche.

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Argentan were, as of January 2015:

  1. Argentan-Est
  2. Argentan-Ouest
  3. Athis-de-l'Orne
  4. Briouze
  5. Écouché
  6. Exmes
  7. La Ferté-Frênel
  8. Flers-Nord
  9. Flers-Sud
  10. Gacé
  11. Le Merlerault
  12. Messei
  13. Mortrée
  14. Putanges-Pont-Écrepin
  15. Tinchebray
  16. Trun
  17. Vimoutiers

References

  1. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021: 61 Orne" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  3. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2024". INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. Historique de l'Orne
  5. "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 4–14. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  6. Populations légales 2012: 61 Orne, INSEE
Arrondissements of Orne

48°44′12″N 0°01′17″W / 48.73667°N 0.02139°W / 48.73667; -0.02139

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