Argences
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Argences ( ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France. It is in the urban area of Caen, 15 kilometres from the city. The commune has been awarded one flower by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
Argences ( ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of north-western France. It is in the urban area of Caen, 15 kilometres from the city. The commune has been awarded one flower by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
Geography
Argences is some 15 km south-east of Caen and 1 km north of Moult. Access to the commune is by the D37 road from Saint-Pair in the north passing through the commune and the town and continuing to Moult in the south. The D41 road goes east from the town to join the D613 to Caen at Vimont. The D80 road also goes north-east from the town to Saint-Pierre-du-Jonquet. Apart from the town there are also the hamlets of Le Fresne to the north, Le Mesnil in the north-east, and Le Croix de Moult south of the town. The commune consists of a large residential area in the town with a large forest in the north-east (the Bois de Saint-Gilles) with small scattered forests but mostly farmland. The Muane river flows through the town and the commune from south to north.
Heraldry
Administration
List of Mayors Mayors from 1929
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Argençais or Argençaises in French.
Economy
The newspaper L'Echo de la Muance was published in Argences from 18961 to 1897.
Sites and monuments
The Chateau of Fresne (1651) is registered as a Monument historique. The Church of Saint-Jean was destroyed by bombing in 1944 and only the wall of the apse remains. The Moulin de la Porte (Mill of the door) where the wheel is powered by the Muance. The Lavoir (Public laundry) in the Rue de la Morte eau. The old Tuileries de Beauvais tile factory.
Argences picture gallery
File:Argences.JPG|General view of Argences File:FranceNormandieArgencesPlaceLeclercEtEglise.jpg|General Leclerc Square and the church Argences moulin de la Porte.JPG|The Moulin de la Porte Argences tuileries.JPG|The entrance to the Tuileries de Beauvais
Activities and events
The association of rural families organizes dance classes for children and adults (beginners, modern dance, Fit'n dance).
Notable people linked to the commune
Dominique Lemesle (1951-2007): Assistant Football Referee - 1st French Division (1979-1982) François Fayt (1946-): composer. Yohann Eudeline (1982-), French footballer who played at the local football club until 2000.
See also
Communes of the Calvados department
References
External links
Argences on the Community of Communes website Argences on the 1750 Cassini Map
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