Argentan Abbey

Argentan - Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Place

The Argentan Abbey (French: Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Argentan) is an 11th-century Benedictine abbey in Argentan, France. It is now a restaurant.

Nuns transferred from Almenêches in 1736 but dispersed during the French Revolution. They reassembled at Vimoutiers in 1822 and finally returned to Argentan in 1830. As a result of fighting during World War II, the nuns were forced to flee to Sées from 1944 to 1958.

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    Coordinates: 48°44′13″N 0°00′55″W / 48.73694°N 0.01528°W / 48.73694; -0.01528

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