Argenton-les-Vallées
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Argenton-les-Vallées is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres
department in the Poitou-Charentes
region
in western France
. It is situated in the valley of the River Argenton
, from which it takes its name.
It was created on 1 September 2006 from the amalgamation of the communes of Argenton-Château, Boësse and Sanzay.
Deux-Sèvres
Deux-Sèvres is a French département. Deux-Sèvres literally means "two Sèvres": the Sèvre Nantaise and the Sèvre Niortaise are two rivers which have their sources in the department.-History:...
department in the Poitou-Charentes
Poitou-Charentes
Poitou-Charentes is an administrative region in central western France comprising four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. The regional capital is Poitiers.-Politics:The regional council is composed of 56 members...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in western France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is situated in the valley of the River Argenton
Argenton River
The Argenton is a 71 km long river in France, left tributary of the Thouet. Its source is in the commune Cirières. Its course crosses the department of Deux-Sèvres...
, from which it takes its name.
It was created on 1 September 2006 from the amalgamation of the communes of Argenton-Château, Boësse and Sanzay.