Le Breuil-sous-Argenton () is a village and former commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.Commune déléguée du Breuil-sous-Argenton, INSEE It is located northeast of Bressuire. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Argentonnay, and became a delegated commune of Argentonnay.Arrêté préfectoral 17 November 2015 It is situated in the northeastern part of the commune.
Geography The delegated commune of Le Breuil-sous-Argenton has an area of 19.6 km2 and 439 inhabitants in 2022. It is located by road southeast of Nantes, northeast of Niort and northeast of Bressuire. The commune bordered the communes of Saint-Aubin-du-Plain, Coulonges-Thouarsais and Genneton. It has an average elevation of 118 metres, and the main river is the Argenton.
Landmarks The principal church in the village is the Église Notre-Dame.
The late Gothic-style , to the north of the village, dates to the 15th century and was listed as a Historical Monument in 1898. In the 18th century it was damaged following a fire during the French Revolution. Meaning "white thorn", its four towers remain mostly intact and it has a partially filled moat. In 2018, a crowdfunding project organized by startup Dartagnans.fr was started with the objective of restoring the medieval chateau to its former splendour and installing stables, wood and stone workshops, a blacksmith's forge, and a medieval tavern and hostel.
Notable people Henri-Victor Miault (1881-1932), sculptor, decorator and carver
See also Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department
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