The arrondissement of 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 .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Argentan are:
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.Historique de l'Orne 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:Populations légales 2012: 61 Orne, INSEE
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
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