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Argenton-les-Vallées

Argenton-les-Vallées
The windmill in Argenton-les-Vallées
The windmill in Argenton-les-Vallées
Coat of arms of Argenton-les-Vallées
Coat of arms
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
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Bressuire
Canton Argenton-les-Vallées
Government
 • Mayor (2006–2008) Colette Bitton
Area1 28.42 km2 (10.97 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,644
 • Density 58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 79013 /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.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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. 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.


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