Argenton-les-Vallées

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Argenton-les-Vallées
Part of Argentonnay
The windmill in Argenton-les-Vallées
The windmill in Argenton-les-Vallées
Coat of arms of Argenton-les-Vallées
Coat of arms
Location of Argenton-les-Vallées
Argenton-les-Vallées is located in France
Argenton-les-Vallées
Argenton-les-Vallées
Coordinates: 46°59′08″N 0°26′54″W / 46.9856°N 0.4483°W / 46.9856; -0.4483Coordinates: 46°59′08″N 0°26′54″W / 46.9856°N 0.4483°W / 46.9856; -0.4483
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDeux-Sèvres
ArrondissementBressuire
CantonArgenton-les-Vallées
CommuneArgentonnay
Area
1
28.42 km2 (10.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
1,578
 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
79150
Elevation70–139 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 is a former commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune 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]

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  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 17 November 2015 (in French)
  3. ^ (in French) Arrêté du 8 juin 2006 relatif à une fusion de communes (correction)
  4. ^ (in French) Argenton-les-Vallées on INSEE website



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