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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.[2]
Argouges | |
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| Coordinates: 48°30′12″N 1°23′42″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Manche |
| Arrondissement | Avranches |
| Canton | Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët |
| Commune | Saint-James |
| Area 1 | 16.41 km2 (6.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 502 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (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) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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 Wikipedia 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" [death] 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. [3]
Coat of arms of the Barons de Gratot (Argouges)![François d'Argouges, [1622-1695] premier président Parliment de Bretange](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Fran%C3%A7ois_d%27Argouges%2C_premier_pr%C3%A9sident.jpg/98px-Fran%C3%A7ois_d%27Argouges%2C_premier_pr%C3%A9sident.jpg)
François d'Argouges, [1622-1695] premier président Parliment de Bretange
Château de Argouges in Vaux-sur-Aure.
View of the ruins of the Château de Gratot at the left
A view of the Main entrance of the Château de Gratot
A rear view of the Main entrance of the Château de Gratot
An overview rear view of Main entrance of the Château de Gratot
A rear view of Tower XIII of the Château de Gratot
Tower XIII of the Château de Gratot
From left to right: The 18th Pavilion, the Round Tower, the Maison Seigneuriale, the Fairy Tower![Rear View of the North facade of the Château de Gratot [The 18th Pavilion at the right]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/GratotChateau_1.jpg/120px-GratotChateau_1.jpg)
Rear View of the North facade of the Château de Gratot [The 18th Pavilion at the right]
Rear View of the North facade of the Château de Gratot
![François d'Argouges, [1622-1695] premier président Parliment de Bretange](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Fran%C3%A7ois_d%27Argouges%2C_premier_pr%C3%A9sident.jpg)
![Rear View of the North facade of the Château de Gratot [The 18th Pavilion at the right]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/GratotChateau_1.jpg)
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References
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- Arrêté préfectoral 8 July 2016 (in French)
- (A varation 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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