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Argouges () is a former commune in the
Manche Manche (, ; Norman language, Norman: ) is a coastal Departments of France, French ''département'' in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy on the English Channel, which is known as , literally "the sleeve", in French. Manche is bordered by ...
department in the
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in northwestern
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. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune
Saint-James Saint-James () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, the former communes of Argouges, Carnet, La Croix-Avranchin, Montanel, Vergoncey and Villiers-le-Pré were merged into Saint-Jame ...
. 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 Vaux-sur-Aure (, literally ''Vaux on Aure'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The Barons de Gratot (Argouges) resided at the Château de Gratot in Vaux-sur-Aure. According to the French ...
, 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"
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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.(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!) Blason famille fr d'Argouges.svg, Coat of arms of the Barons de Gratot (Argouges) François d'Argouges, premier président.jpg, François d'Argouges, 622-1695premier président Parlement de Bretange Vaux-sur-Aure_Manoir_d'Argouges_02.JPG, Château de Argouges in
Vaux-sur-Aure Vaux-sur-Aure (, literally ''Vaux on Aure'') is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The Barons de Gratot (Argouges) resided at the Château de Gratot in Vaux-sur-Aure. According to the French ...
. Gratot_chateau_église.jpg, View of the ruins of the Château de Gratot at the left Château de Gratot - Poterne et douves.JPG, A view of the Main entrance of the Château de Gratot Chateau_de_Gratot,_communs.JPG, A rear view of the Main entrance of the Château de Gratot Gratot chateau vue tour.jpg, An overview rear view of Main entrance of the Château de Gratot Château de Gratot - Vue sur la tour d'angle.JPG, A rear view of Tower XIII of the Château de Gratot Tour_XIIIe_-_Château_de_Gratot.jpg, Tower XIII of the Château de Gratot Vue_du_ciel_-_Château_de_Gratot.jpg, From left to right: The 18th Pavilion, the Round Tower, the Maison Seigneuriale, the Fairy Tower GratotChateau_1.jpg, Rear View of the North facade of the Château de Gratot he 18th Pavilion at the rightGratot_chateau.jpg, Rear View of the North facade of the Château de Gratot


Population


Notable people

* Marie-Louise Bouglé (1883-1936), feminist, librarian, and archivist


See also

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Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 445 communes of the Manche department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Former communes of Manche {{Avranches-geo-stub