Arganchy

Arganchy
The Church of Sainte-Radegonde
Arganchy
Location within Lower Normandy region  Arganchy
Coordinates: 49°14′12″N 0°44′26″W / 49.2367°N 0.7406°WCoordinates: 49°14′12″N 0°44′26″W / 49.2367°N 0.7406°W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Vire
Canton	Bayeux
Intercommunality	Bayeux Intercom
Government
• Mayor (2008–2020)	Daniel Avoine
Area^1	7.07 km^2 (2.73 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	234
• Density	33/km^2 (86/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	14019 / 14400
Elevation	33–81 m (108–266 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Arganchy is a French commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region of northwestern France.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arganchois or Arganchoises ^[1]

Geography

Arganchy is located in the area of Bessin in the valley of the Gourguichon Stream some 6.5 km south-west of Bayeux and 7 km north-east of Castillon. Access to the commune is by the D192 road from Subles in the west passing through the commune north of the village and continuing east to join National Highway N13 east of Monceaux-en-Bessin. The village is reached by the country road L'Eglise running off the D192. The D572 highway runs through the north-western corner of the commune with an exit onto the D192 at Subles. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of La Mauvielle, Saint-Amator, La Petite Flague, and Les Feffes in the commune. The commune is entirely farmland.^[2]

The Cayennes Stream flows from the south to join the Gourgichon Stream east of the village which flows west to join the Drôme at Aprigny (Agy)agy.^[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages^[2]

Toponymy

The name Arganchy appears as Archenceium in 1198.^[3]

The origin of the name is attributed to the anthroponym Argentius: Latin according to René Lepelley^[4] or Gaulish according to Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing.^[3]

History

In 1829 Arganchy (with 285 inhabitants in 1821) absorbed Saint-Amator (with 52 inhabitants) east of its territory.^[5]

Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[6]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
	2001	Geneviève Michel
2001	2008	Claudine Dalmassie
2008	2020	Daniel Avoine	SE

(Not all data is known)

The council is composed of eleven members including the mayor and two deputy mayors.

Demography

In 2009 the commune had 234 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.^{[Note 1]}

Population Change (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
301	283	605	285	325	332	334	293	290

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
294	321	298	279	277	302	306	278	250

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
2,345	222	205	173	173	195	195	169	156

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2009	-
204	201	135	170	218	230	218	234	-

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

Economy

At a place called La Grande Abbaye there is a natural camping ground.

Sites and Monuments

• The Parish church of Saint-Radegonde dates from the 17th century. It contains three items which are registered as historical objects:
  • A Tabernacle (18th century)^[7]
  • A Retable (1670-1680)^[8]
  • An Altar, Tabernacle, and Retable (18th century)^[9]
• A Lavoir (Public laundry): a concert venue (for the choir).
• La Forte Main, north of Saint-Amator, where counterfeit coins were once made.

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

External links

• Arganchy on Lion1906
• Arganchy on Google Maps
• Arganchy on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (French)
• Arganchy on the 1750 Cassini Map
• Arganchy on the INSEE website (French)
• INSEE (French)

Notes and references

Notes

1. At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

1. Inhabitants of Calvados (French)
2. Google Maps
3. Albert Dauzat and Charles Rostaing, Etymylogical Dictionary of place names in France, Larousse, Paris, 1963 (French)
4. René Lepelley, Etymological Dictionary of commune names in Normandy, Éditions Charles Corlet, Condé-sur-Noireau, 1996, ISBN 978-2-905461-80-3, p. 50 (French)
5. Communal Notices - Arganchy, and Saint-Amator pages consulted on 10 October 2009 (French).
6. List of Mayors of France (French)
7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000088 Tabernacle (French)
8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000010 Retable (French)
9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM14000009 Altar, Tabernacle, and Retable (French)