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Tour Marguerite

One of the places to visit in Argentan is Tour Marguerite, an attraction. 7 more places to visit are within 5 km. It was listed in 1965 as a classé historic monument.

Where
In Argentan
inside the commune
Historic monument
1965
Classé historic monument
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

Attraction in Argentan

In Argentan

Tour Marguerite is in the commune of Argentan, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 1965; built in the 14th and 15th centuries (Mérimée record PA00110730). About ↓

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

When to go

Weather, month by month

Expect highs of 18–24°C in Argentan 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

Tour Marguerite

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. Add Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Argentan, 100 m away, to a visit.

Tour Marguerite on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00110730 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Attraction
Protection
Classé historic monument · 1965
Built
14th and 15th 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

Where it sits

Tour Marguerite is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

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

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Tour Marguerite

The biggest base of the 4 is Argentan (13,527 people). Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

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

Argentan

13,527 people

2 · 9.8 km east of it

Gouffern en Auge

3,636 people

3 · 21 km northwest of it

Falaise

7,680 people

4 · 21 km southeast of it

Sées

4,168 people

Compare the 4 towns
TownWhere Tour Marguerite isPeople
ArgentanIt’s in this commune13,527
Gouffern en Auge9.8 km east of it3,636
Falaise21 km northwest of it7,680
Sées21 km southeast of it4,168
Make a day of it

Also near Tour Marguerite

Within 15 km are 37 places, among them 4 châteaux, 3 attractions and a church.

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

What people ask about Tour Marguerite

Where is Tour Marguerite?

Tour Marguerite is in Argentan, in Orne (Normandy).

What is Tour Marguerite?

Attraction.

Is Tour Marguerite a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1965, Mérimée record PA00110730.

How well known is Tour Marguerite?

Tour Marguerite 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 Tour Marguerite?

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 Tour Marguerite?

Within 15 km: Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Argentan (100 m), Église Saint-Germain d'Argentan (200 m), Donjon d'Argentan (300 m) and Château des Ducs (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.