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Château · Argentan · Orne

Donjon d'Argentan

One of the places to visit in Argentan is Donjon d'Argentan, a château. Our list has 8 more places within 5 km. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit) since 1945.

Where
In Argentan
inside the commune
Historic monument
1945
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 18–24°C
In brief

Château in Argentan

In Argentan

Donjon d'Argentan is in the commune of Argentan, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 1945; built in the 12th and 13th centuries (Mérimée record PA00110717). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

Afternoons in Argentan reach 18–24°C from May to September.

Jan7° / 2°63 mm
Feb9° / 2°54 mm
Mar12° / 3°51 mm
Apr15° / 4°49 mm
May18° / 8°60 mm
Jun22° / 10°47 mm
Jul24° / 12°50 mm
Aug24° / 12°55 mm
Sep21° / 10°50 mm
Oct16° / 8°70 mm
Nov11° / 5°68 mm
Dec8° / 2°75 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Argentan, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Argentan station, 3.5 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Argentan’s full climate →
About

Donjon d'Argentan

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages. Close by, Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Argentan is 400 m away.

Donjon d'Argentan on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00110717 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Château
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1945
Built
12th and 13th centuries
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Argentan, Orne
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Its place on the map

The numbers show what else is near Donjon d'Argentan, in the order listed below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Argentan. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

The towns around Donjon d'Argentan

Argentan, with 13,527 people, is the largest of the 4. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

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  1. 1Argentan
  2. 2Gouffern en Auge
  3. 3Sées
  4. 4Falaise
1 · It’s in this commune

Argentan

13,527 people

2 · 9.6 km east of it

Gouffern en Auge

3,636 people

3 · 21 km southeast of it

Sées

4,168 people

4 · 21 km northwest of it

Falaise

7,680 people

Compare the 4 towns
TownWhere Donjon d'Argentan isPeople
ArgentanIt’s in this commune13,527
Gouffern en Auge9.6 km east of it3,636
Sées21 km southeast of it4,168
Falaise21 km northwest of it7,680
Make a day of it

Next door to Donjon d'Argentan

There are 37 within 15 km, 4 attractions, 3 châteaux and a church among them.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Donjon d'Argentan?

Donjon d'Argentan is in Argentan, in Orne (Normandy).

What is Donjon d'Argentan?

Château.

Is Donjon d'Argentan a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1945, Mérimée record PA00110717.

How well known is Donjon d'Argentan?

Donjon d'Argentan 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 Donjon d'Argentan?

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 Donjon d'Argentan?

Within 15 km: Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Argentan (400 m), Église Saint-Germain d'Argentan (100 m), Château des Ducs (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.