What is Argentan?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Argentan |image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Argentan (Orne).svg |image = Argentan - Saint Martin Church.JPG |caption = Argentan - Saint Martin Church |arrondissement = Argentan |canton = 2 cantons |INSEE = 61006 |postal code = 61200 |mayor = Pierre Pavis |term = |intercommunality = Pays d'Argentan |coordinates = {{coord|48.7453|-0.0192|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = |elevation min m = 152 |elevation max m = 228 |area km2 = 18.18 |population = 14642 |population date = 2007 }} '''Argentan''' is a French city in the [[Orne department]], in [[Normandy]]. 17 327 people live there. The size is {{convert|1818|ha|sqmi}}. The river [[Orne]] flows through Argentan. The forests of Gouffern and Ecouves are nearby. Argentan was built at the beginning of the 12th century by Henry II. Henry was a Normandy duke and also the [[king of England]]. There are three churches: Saint Martin, Saint Germain and Saint Michel. [[File:Argentan - Saint Germain Church - 1.JPG|thumb|Argentan - Saint Germain Church - 1]] {{France-geo-stub}} [[Category:Communes in Orne]] [[Category:Subprefectures in France]]