Argentan, a Norman town in the French department of Orne, on the river Orne, 42 miles SSE. of Caen by rail. It has an ancient eastle, now the palais de justice, and two (late) Gothic churches. The place has manufactures of linen, lace, and gloves. Pop. 5728.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 1: A to Beaufort, p. 401
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