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Argouges
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Argouges (French pronunciation: [aʁɡuʒ]) is a former commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Saint-James.[2]
Argouges | |
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Part of Saint-James | |
![]() The town hall | |
Coordinates: 48°30′12″N 1°23′42″W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Manche |
Arrondissement | Avranches |
Canton | Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët |
Commune | Saint-James |
Area 1 | 16.41 km2 (6.34 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[1] | 502 |
• Density | 31/km2 (79/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 50240 |
Elevation | 25–133 m (82–436 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
For many centuries the Barons de Gratot (Argouges) resided at the Château de Gratot in Argouges. Similar to the Château de Gratot is the Château de Argouges in Vaux-sur-Aure, in the French department of Calvados, Normandy which had also been owned by the Barons de Gratot (Argouges). According to the French Wikipedia a legend is that a Lord of Argouges met a Fairy woman who agreed to be his wife provided he never spoke the word "Mort" [death] which was considered profane language; however he spoke it and the Fairy vanished; this legend is associated with both Château de Gratot and the Château de Argouges. [3]
- Coat of arms of the Barons de Gratot (Argouges)
- François d'Argouges, [1622-1695] premier président Parlement de Bretange
- Château de Argouges in Vaux-sur-Aure.
- View of the ruins of the Château de Gratot at the left
- A view of the Main entrance of the Château de Gratot
- A rear view of the Main entrance of the Château de Gratot
- An overview rear view of Main entrance of the Château de Gratot
- A rear view of Tower XIII of the Château de Gratot
- Tower XIII of the Château de Gratot
- From left to right: The 18th Pavilion, the Round Tower, the Maison Seigneuriale, the Fairy Tower
- Rear View of the North facade of the Château de Gratot [The 18th Pavilion at the right]
- Rear View of the North facade of the Château de Gratot