Arrondissement of Argentan
The arrondissement of Argentan is an arrondissement of France in the Orne department in the Normandy region. It has 123 communes.[1] Its population is 110,239 (2016), and its area is 1,904.1 km2 (735.2 sq mi).[2]
Argentan | |
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Location within the region Normandy | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
No. of communes | 123 |
Subprefecture | Argentan |
Area | |
• Total | 1,904.1 km2 (735.2 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 110,239 |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
INSEE code | 612 |
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Argentan are:[1]
- Argentan
- Athis-Val de Rouvre
- Aubusson
- Aunou-le-Faucon
- Avoine
- Avrilly
- Bailleul
- Banvou
- Bazoches-au-Houlme
- La Bazoque
- Bellou-en-Houlme
- Berjou
- Boischampré
- Boucé
- Brieux
- Briouze
- Cahan
- Caligny
- Cerisy-Belle-Étoile
- Champcerie
- Champsecret
- Chanu
- La Chapelle-au-Moine
- La Chapelle-Biche
- Le Châtellier
- Commeaux
- Coudehard
- Coulonces
- La Coulonche
- Craménil
- Domfront en Poiraie
- Dompierre
- Durcet
- Échalou
- Écorches
- Écouché-les-Vallées
- Faverolles
- La Ferrière-aux-Étangs
- La Ferté-Macé
- Flers
- Fleuré
- Fontaine-les-Bassets
- Giel-Courteilles
- Ginai
- Gouffern en Auge
- Le Grais
- Guêprei
- Habloville
- Joué-du-Plain
- Juvigny-sur-Orne
- La Lande-de-Lougé
- La Lande-Patry
- La Lande-Saint-Siméon
- Landigou
- Landisacq
- Lignou
- Lonlay-l'Abbaye
- Lonlay-le-Tesson
- Lougé-sur-Maire
- Louvières-en-Auge
- Le Ménil-Ciboult
- Le Ménil-de-Briouze
- Ménil-Gondouin
- Ménil-Hermei
- Ménil-Hubert-sur-Orne
- Ménil-Vin
- Merri
- Messei
- Moncy
- Montabard
- Montilly-sur-Noireau
- Mont-Ormel
- Montreuil-au-Houlme
- Montreuil-la-Cambe
- Les Monts-d'Andaine
- Montsecret-Clairefougère
- Monts-sur-Orne
- Moulins-sur-Orne
- Neauphe-sur-Dive
- Nécy
- Neuvy-au-Houlme
- Occagnes
- Ommoy
- Le Pin-au-Haras
- Pointel
- Putanges-le-Lac
- Rânes
- Ri
- Rônai
- Sai
- Saint-André-de-Briouze
- Saint-André-de-Messei
- Saint-Bômer-les-Forges
- Saint-Brice
- Saint-Brice-sous-Rânes
- Saint-Christophe-de-Chaulieu
- Saint-Clair-de-Halouze
- Sainte-Honorine-la-Chardonne
- Sainte-Honorine-la-Guillaume
- Sainte-Opportune
- Saint-Georges-d'Annebecq
- Saint-Georges-des-Groseillers
- Saint-Gervais-des-Sablons
- Saint-Gilles-des-Marais
- Saint-Hilaire-de-Briouze
- Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive
- Saint-Paul
- Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne
- Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont
- Saint-Pierre-du-Regard
- Saint-Quentin-les-Chardonnets
- Saires-la-Verrerie
- Sarceaux
- La Selle-la-Forge
- Sévigny
- Sevrai
- Tanques
- Tinchebray-Bocage
- Tournai-sur-Dive
- Trun
- Vieux-Pont
- Villedieu-lès-Bailleul
- Les Yveteaux
History
The arrondissement of Argentan was created in 1800.[3] 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.[4]
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:[5]
- Argentan-Est
- Argentan-Ouest
- Athis-de-l'Orne
- Briouze
- Écouché
- Exmes
- La Ferté-Frênel
- Flers-Nord
- Flers-Sud
- Gacé
- Le Merlerault
- Messei
- Mortrée
- Putanges-Pont-Écrepin
- Tinchebray
- Trun
- Vimoutiers
References
- "Arrondissement d'Argentan (612)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- Historique de l'Orne
- "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 4–14. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- "Populations légales 2012" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014. Retrieved 2019-10-22.