Argoules

{{About|the commune in northern France|the village in Crete, Greece|Argoules, Chania}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Argoules

|commune status = Commune

|image = Abbaye de Valloires et jardins.JPG

|caption = Gardens and Abbey of Valloires

|image coat of arms = Blason Argoules.svg

|arrondissement = Abbeville

|canton = Rue

|INSEE = 80025

|postal code = 80120

|mayor = Claude Patte{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre

|coordinates = {{coord|50.3433|1.8339|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 67

|elevation min m = 6

|elevation max m = 77

|area km2 = 9.45

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Argoules ({{IPA|fr|aʁɡul}}) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated {{Convert|23|mi|km|0}} north of Abbeville on the D192, on the banks of the Authie.

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|1230|Argoules}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-80025#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1851 |773

|1954 |736

|1962 |460

|1968 |446

|1975 |560

|1982 |451

|1990 |363

|1999 |335

|2007 |335

|2012 |326

|2017 |326

}}

Places and monuments

Argoules village is next to the Cistercian Abbey of Valloires, founded in the 13th century, then rebuilt in the 18th century. The abbey grounds now contain notable, contemporary gardens (the Jardins de Valloires).

References

External links

(All French language)

[https://web.archive.org/web/20071012224332/http://www.baiedesomme.fr/les-jardins-de-valloires-classes-jardins-remarquables-situe-a-argoules-somme--fre10.html Jardins de Valloires on the "Baie de Somme" website]

Category:Communes of Somme (department)