Château des Ducs
Argentan counts Château des Ducs among its places to visit. Nearby, 8 more places to visit are within 5 km. It has been a classé historic monument since 1889.
Château in Argentan
In Argentan
Château des Ducs is in the commune of Argentan, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 1889 (Mérimée record PA00110715). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
A month-by-month guide
Highs of 18–24°C mark May to September in Argentan.
Château des Ducs
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages. Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Argentan comes next on our list, 400 m away.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 1889
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Argentan, Orne
Getting your bearings
Find Château des Ducs in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Argentan. · commune boundary: IGN
Which towns are near Château des Ducs
By population, Argentan leads the 4 with 13,527. The list runs from its own town outward.
Argentan
Gouffern en Auge
Sées
Falaise
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Château des Ducs is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Argentan | It’s in this commune | 13,527 |
| Gouffern en Auge | 9.8 km northeast of it | 3,636 |
| Sées | 21 km southeast of it | 4,168 |
| Falaise | 21 km northwest of it | 7,680 |
Close to Château des Ducs
4 attractions, 3 châteaux and a church are among the 37 within 15 km.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Château des Ducs
Where is Château des Ducs?
Château des Ducs is in Argentan, in Orne (Normandy).
What is Château des Ducs?
Château.
Is Château des Ducs a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1889, Mérimée record PA00110715.
How well known is Château des Ducs?
Château des Ducs has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #5,252 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Château des Ducs?
May to September are the warmest months in Argentan, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Château des Ducs?
Within 15 km: Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Argentan (400 m), Église Saint-Germain d'Argentan (200 m), Donjon d'Argentan (200 m) and Tour Marguerite (300 m).
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.