Winding road to Argentan: the story of Argentan Abbey

Argentan Abbey, also known as Notre-Dame de la Place, is an 11^{th}-century Benedictine abbey situated in Argentan, France. Established by Saint Evroult in the 7th or 8th century, it housed a community of nuns until its relocation to Argentan in 1736. The abbey served as a restaurant before that. During the French Revolution, the nuns were dispersed, but they reunited at Vimoutiers in 1822 and eventually returned to Argentan in 1830. During World War II, the nuns were compelled to flee to Sées from 1944 to 1958. The abbey was recognized as a Monument historique in 1986.

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