Argenton-les-Vallées
Appearance
Argenton-les-Vallées | |
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The windmill in Argenton-les-Vallées | |
Coordinates: 46°59′08″N 0°26′54″W / 46.9856°N 0.4483°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Deux-Sèvres |
Arrondissement | Bressuire |
Canton | Argenton-les-Vallées |
Commune | Argentonnay |
Area 1 | 28.42 km2 (10.97 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[1] | 1,575 |
• Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 79150 |
Elevation | 70–139 m (230–456 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Argenton-les-Vallées (French pronunciation: [aʁʒɑ̃tɔ̃ le vale]) is a former commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Argentonnay, and became a delegated commune of Argentonnay.[2] It is situated in the valley of the River Argenton, from which it takes its name.
It was created on 1 September 2006 from the amalgamation of the communes of Argenton-Château, Boësse and Sanzay.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 17 November 2015 (in French)
- ^ (in French) Arrêté du 8 juin 2006 relatif à une fusion de communes (correction)
- ^ (in French) Argenton-les-Vallées on INSEE website
External links
[edit]Media related to Argenton-les-Vallées at Wikimedia Commons