Argentan keep

En un regard

Le château en bref

The vestige listed as the "former keep" at Argentan is in fact a section of the city's medieval ramparts, polygonal in plan and not closed. It supports a terrace overlooking the town. Its vertical base, about five metres high, is followed by a broad glacis, then by a slightly sloping upper section. The surviving walls date from no earlier than the thirteenth century, even though tradition links the enceinte to Henry I, Duke of Normandy. Part of the ramparts was demolished from 1618 onwards. Owned by the commune, the structure has been listed as a monument historique since 1945.