Argenton-l'Église

Part of Loretz-d'Argenton in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of Argenton-l'Église

47°02′41″N 0°15′33″W / 47.0447°N 0.2592°W / 47.0447; -0.2592CountryFranceRegionNouvelle-AquitaineDepartmentDeux-SèvresArrondissementBressuireCantonLe Val de ThouetCommuneLoretz-d'Argenton Area

25.86 km² (9.98 sq mi)Population

(2019)^[1]

1,603 • Density62/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

79290

Elevation35–82 m (115–269 ft)
(avg. 58 m or 190 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Argenton-l'Église (French pronunciation: [aʁʒɑ̃tɔ̃ leɡliz]) is a former commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Loretz-d'Argenton.^[2] It is located on the river Argenton about 9 km (5.6 mi) northwest of Thouars and 36 km (22 mi) northeast of Bressuire.

Besides the village of Argenton-l'Église, the commune also included the village of Taizon, which is situated on the river Thouet some 2.5 km (1.6 mi) to the east.