The arrondissement of Argentan (french: arrondissement d'Argentan, link=no) is an

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, located in the Orne

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. It has 123 communes. Its population is 110,239 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Argentan are: #

Argentan Argentan () is a commune and the seat of two cantons and of an arrondissement in the Orne department in northwestern France. Argentan is located NE of Rennes, ENE of the Mont Saint-Michel, SE of Cherbourg, SSE of Caen, SW of Rouen and N ...

Athis-Val de Rouvre Athis-Val de Rouvre () is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France, the municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Athis-de-l'Orne (the seat), Bréel, La Carneille, Notre-Dame-du-Rocher, Ron ...

# Aubusson # Aunou-le-Faucon # Avoine # Avrilly # Bailleul #

Banvou Banvou () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Mesnil Clou, La Rousselière, Pic Louvette, Meslé, L'Être Amiard, Le Pont, Le Plessis ...

Bazoches-au-Houlme Bazoches-au-Houlme () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. Geography The commune of Bazoches-au-Houlme is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and ha ...

# La Bazoque #

Bellou-en-Houlme Bellou-en-Houlme is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the ...

Berjou Berjou () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Cambercourt,Les Oiseaux, Les ...

# Boischampré # Boucé #

Brieux Brieux () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. The town gave its name to the ancestors of Robert the Bruce, ''Bruce'' being the Anglicisation of "Brieux". Population See also *Communes of the Orne department The foll ...

Briouze Briouze () is a Communes of France, commune in the Orne Departments of France, department of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy in northwestern France. It is considered the capital of the ''pays d'Houlme'' at the western end of the Orne in ...

# Cahan #

Caligny Caligny () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Pertiller,La Boulière ...

# Cerisy-Belle-Étoile #

Champcerie Champcerie () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune of Champcerie is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Champceri ...

Champsecret Champsecret () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Points of interest * Arboretum de l'Étoile des Andaines See also *Communes of the Orne department *Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine Normandie-Maine Regional ...

Chanu Chanu () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercom ...

La Chapelle-au-Moine La Chapelle-au-Moine () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Petites Noës, La Hélisière, L'Embûche, La Haute Embûche and La ...

La Chapelle-Biche La Chapelle-Biche () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the followin ...

# Le Châtellier #

Commeaux Commeaux () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following interco ...

# Coudehard # Coulonces #

La Coulonche La Coulonche () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department *Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park ( Fr.: ''Parc naturel régional Normandie-Mai ...

# Craménil #

Domfront en Poiraie Domfront en Poiraie (, literally ''Domfront in Pear Orchard'') is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Domfront (the seat), La Haute-Cha ...

# Dompierre #

Durcet Durcet () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Val,Le Baux, La Grande F ...

Échalou Échalou () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Mézerets,La Foucaudière, La Crilloire, La Graindorgère and Échalou. There ar ...

Écorches Écorches () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. It is the birth place of Charlotte Corday, Girondist and assassin of Marat. Notable people *Charlotte Corday (1768–1793) was born here, in the hamlet of Saint-Saturnin-de ...

Écouché-les-Vallées Écouché-les-Vallées () is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Batilly, La Courbe, Écouché (the seat), Loucé, Saint-Ouen-sur-Ma ...

# Faverolles #

La Ferrière-aux-Étangs La Ferrière-aux-Étangs () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department *Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park ( Fr.: ''Parc naturel régional No ...

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# Flers # Fleuré #

Fontaine-les-Bassets Fontaine-les-Bassets () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the followi ...

# Giel-Courteilles # Ginai #

Gouffern en Auge Gouffern en Auge (, literally ''Gouffern in Auge'') is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Silly-en-Gouffern (the seat), Aubry-en-Exmes, ...

Le Grais Le Grais () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Val Benoît,Le Château and Le Grais. It is in size. The highest point in the ...

Guêprei Guêprei () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Poterie des Vignats, Roc and Guêprei. The commune has the River Dives running t ...

Habloville Habloville () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The inhabitants of Habloville,are called Hablovillais and Hablovillaises Geography The commune of Habloville borders Suisse Normande to the north, south and west and on ...

Joué-du-Plain Joué-du-Plain () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The commune was mentioned in 1216 by the name of "Jeum". There are 248 people living there. The community festival is 29 June.Villes et villages de France: Orne by Mic ...

Juvigny-sur-Orne Juvigny-sur-Orne (, literally ''Juvigny on Orne'') is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The commu ...

La Lande-de-Lougé La Lande-de-Lougé () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Vallées and La Lande-de-Lougé. There are 2 watercourses that travers ...

La Lande-Patry La Lande-Patry () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The commune is known for its ''Ifs millénaires'' (thousand year old yews), designated as an intangible cultural heritage in France. See also *Communes of the Orne dep ...

La Lande-Saint-Siméon La Lande-Saint-Siméon () is a Communes of France, commune in the Orne Departments of France, department in north-western France. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Norman Switzerland, Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of ...

Landigou Landigou () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Cour, Le Vauru and Landigou. It is in size. The highest point in the commune is ...

# Landisacq #

Lignou Lignou () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bisson, L'Abbaye and Lignou. The commune has one river running through it, The ...

# Lonlay-l'Abbaye #

Lonlay-le-Tesson Lonlay-le-Tesson () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Culésière and Lonlay-le-Tesson. It is in size. The highest point in th ...

Lougé-sur-Maire Lougé-sur-Maire () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following ...

Louvières-en-Auge Louvières-en-Auge (, literally ''Louvières in Auge'') is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The closest airport to Louvieres-en-Auge is Deauville Airport (56 km). See also *Communes of the Orne department The fol ...

Le Ménil-Ciboult Le Ménil-Ciboult () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following ...

Le Ménil-de-Briouze Le Ménil-de-Briouze (, literally ''Le Ménil of Briouze'') is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Charpenterie, Le Ménil-de-Briouz ...

# Ménil-Gondouin #

Ménil-Hermei Ménil-Hermei () is a commune in the Orne department in the Normandy region of north-western France. Geography The commune of Ménil-Hermei is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of v ...

Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne (, literally ''Ménil-Hubert on Orne'') is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also * Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France ...

Ménil-Vin Ménil-Vin () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune of Ménil-Vin is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The river Baize runs through the commune, along with one of its tributaries,Ruisseau ...

# Merri #

Messei Messei () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercomm ...

# Moncy #

Montabard Montabard () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following interco ...

Montilly-sur-Noireau Montilly-sur-Noireau () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Mainguèr ...

Mont-Ormel Mont-Ormel () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Panthelière and Mont-Ormel. The commune has one streamsrunning through its bo ...

Montreuil-au-Houlme Montreuil-au-Houlme () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the followi ...

Montreuil-la-Cambe Montreuil-la-Cambe () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the followin ...

Les Monts d'Andaine Les Monts d'Andaine () is a commune in the department of Orne, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Saint-Maurice-du-Désert and La Sauvagère (the seat). Geography The com ...

Montsecret-Clairefougère Montsecret-Clairefougère () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. It was formed in 2015 by the merger of the former communes Montsecret and Clairefougère. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a ...

# Monts-sur-Orne #

Moulins-sur-Orne Moulins-sur-Orne (, literally ''Moulins on Orne'') is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The commu ...

# Neauphe-sur-Dive #

Nécy Nécy () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territor ...

Neuvy-au-Houlme Neuvy-au-Houlme () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. Neuvy-au-Houlme is the site of the historic Thoroughbred horse breeding farm, Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard, and the standardbred farm, Haras du Ribardon. See also * ...

Occagnes Occagnes () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following interco ...

Ommoy Ommoy () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Mandeville and Ommoy. The commune has the River Dives running through it. See also ...

Le Pin-au-Haras Le Pin-au-Haras () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following ...

Pointel Pointel () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bois de Pointel, Le Chênay, Pointel, L'Anglêcherie, Le Bois Jean and La Bourdonn ...

# Putanges-le-Lac #

Rânes Rânes () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Orne department *Château de la Motte, Joué du Plain A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of ...

# Ri #

Rônai Rônai () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercomm ...

# Sai # Saint-André-de-Briouze #

Saint-André-de-Messei Saint-André-de-Messei (, literally ''Saint-André of Messei'') is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Les Refours, Les Monts, L'Être ...

Saint-Bômer-les-Forges Saint-Bômer-les-Forges () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the fol ...

# Saint-Brice # Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes #

Saint-Christophe-de-Chaulieu Saint-Christophe-de-Chaulieu (, literally ''Saint-Christophe of Chaulieu'') is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne depart ...

Saint-Clair-de-Halouze Saint-Clair-de-Halouze () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. It is situated midway between Domfront and Flers. It was originally a centre for ferrous mining and the little community, the minehead and the railway line, ...

Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Barbo ...

# Sainte-Honorine-la-Guillaume #

Sainte-Opportune Sainte-Opportune () is a commune in the Orne department of north-western France. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Hiboudière,L ...

Saint-Georges-d'Annebecq Saint-Georges-d'Annebecq () is a commune in the Orne department in Normandy (north-western France). Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Annebecq,La Métairie, La Chauvinière, Le Clos Léger, L ...

Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Fosse, La Riptière, La Bourdonnière, Launay Cornu, Bellev ...

Saint-Gervais-des-Sablons Saint-Gervais-des-Sablons () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Points of Interest *Coteau des Buttes et de la Petite Garenne is a 10 hectare site classed as a Sensitive Natural Space of orne. The site is host to many ...

Saint-Gilles-des-Marais Saint-Gilles-des-Marais () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department *Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park ( Fr.: ''Parc naturel régional N ...

Saint-Hilaire-de-Briouze Saint-Hilaire-de-Briouze (, literally ''Saint-Hilaire of Briouze'') is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Valdary, Les Auges,Les M� ...

# Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive # Saint-Paul #

Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne (, literally ''Saint-Philbert on Orne'') is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also * Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of Fra ...

# Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont #

Saint-Pierre-du-Regard Saint-Pierre-du-Regard () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Grand S ...

Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in ...

Saires-la-Verrerie Saires-la-Verrerie () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the followin ...

Sarceaux Sarceaux () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following interco ...

La Selle-la-Forge La Selle-la-Forge () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Carrefour Paris, Les Champs, Le Moulin, Le Hamel Hélie, Le Hamel Chauvin ...

# Sévigny # Sevrai #

Tanques Tanques () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Mengné,Les Coudraies and Tanques. It is in size. The highest point in the commune i ...

Tinchebray-Bocage Tinchebray-Bocage () is a commune in the Orne department in the Normandy region in north-western France. The result of the merger, on 1 January 2015, of the communes of Beauchêne, Frênes, Larchamp, Saint-Cornier-des-Landes, Saint-Jean-des-B ...

# Tournai-sur-Dive # Trun #

Vieux-Pont Vieux-Pont () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Courcière, La Harlière, Troussel, Le Bois au Brun and Vieux-Pont. It is in s ...

Villedieu-lès-Bailleul Villedieu-lès-Bailleul (, literally ''Villedieu near Bailleul'') is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Orne department The following is a list of the 385 communes of the Orne department of Fr ...

Les Yveteaux Les Yveteaux () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. Geography The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Gare, Le Château,La Pierre Hurel and Les Yveteaux. The commune borders the ...

History

The arrondissement of Argentan was created in 1800.Historique de l'Orne
/ref> At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Orne, it gained 11 communes from the

arrondissement of Alençon The arrondissement of Alençon is an arrondissement of France in the Orne department in the Normandy region. It has 111 communes. Its population is 86,907 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Alençon, and ...

, and it lost nine communes to the arrondissement of Alençon and 49 communes to the

arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche The arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche is an arrondissement of France in the Orne department in the Normandy region. It has 151 communes. Its population is 88,162 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Morta ...

. As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects ...

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:Populations légales 2012: 61 Orne
INSEE # Argentan-Est # Argentan-Ouest #

Athis-de-l'Orne Athis-de-l'Orne is a former commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Athis-Val-de-Rouvre.Vimoutiers Vimoutiers () is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The finish line of the Paris–Camembert bicycle race is Vimoutiers. History In 1040 while besieging a nearby Norman castle, Alan III, Duke of Brittany died suddenly in V ...

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