Argentan, a town of France, in the department of Orne, in Normandy, situated on the river Orne, 22 m. N. by W. of Alencon; pop. in 1866, 5,401. It is finely situated on a hill in the midst of fertile plains; and the ramparts and ditches have been converted into promenades. There are two large Gothic churches and a college. Formerly the town was famous for its laces (point d Argentan and point d' Alencon), but the chief industry consists at present in manufacturing gloves, leather, and embroidery, and in exporting cattle and cheese.