| Argouges | |
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| Part of Saint-James | |
_Mairie.jpg) The town hall | |
| Location of Argouges | |
  ArgougesShow map of France ArgougesShow map of Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°30′12″N 1°23′42″W / 48.5033°N 1.395°W / 48.5033; -1.395 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Avranches |
| Canton | Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët |
| Commune | Saint-James |
| Area | 16.41 km (6.34 sq mi) |
| Population | 502 |
| • Density | 31/km (79/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 50240 |
| Elevation | 25–133 m (82–436 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Argouges (French pronunciation: [aʁɡuʒ]) is a former commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Saint-James.
For many centuries the Barons de Gratot (Argouges) resided at the Château de Gratot in Argouges. Similar to the Château de Gratot is the Château de Argouges in Vaux-sur-Aure, in the French department of Calvados, Normandy which had also been owned by the Barons de Gratot (Argouges). According to the French Misplaced Pages a legend is that a Lord of Argouges met a Fairy woman who agreed to be his wife provided he never spoke the word "Mort" which was considered profane language; however he spoke it and the Fairy vanished; this legend is associated with both Château de Gratot and the Château de Argouges.
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Coat of arms of the Barons de Gratot (Argouges)
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François d'Argouges, premier président Parlement de Bretange
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Château de Argouges in Vaux-sur-Aure.
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View of the ruins of the Château de Gratot at the left
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A view of the Main entrance of the Château de Gratot
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A rear view of the Main entrance of the Château de Gratot
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An overview rear view of Main entrance of the Château de Gratot
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A rear view of Tower XIII of the Château de Gratot
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Tower XIII of the Château de Gratot
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From left to right: The 18th Pavilion, the Round Tower, the Maison Seigneuriale, the Fairy Tower
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Rear View of the North facade of the Château de Gratot
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Rear View of the North facade of the Château de Gratot
Population
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Notable people
- Marie-Louise Bouglé (1883-1936), feminist, librarian, and archivist
See also
References
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- Arrêté préfectoral 8 July 2016 (in French)
- (A variation of this legend is found in "Ripley's Believe It or Not" (volume) V .pp.64-65. Ironically Ripley used a drawing of the Château_de Argouges for the Château_de_Gratot in Argouges!)
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