Argenteuil
Subprefecture and commune in Île-de-France, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Argenteuil (French: [aʁʒɑ̃tœj] i) is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 12.3 km (7.6 mi) from the center of Paris. Argenteuil is a sub-prefecture of the Val-d'Oise department, the seat of the arrondissement of Argenteuil. Argenteuil is part of the Métropole du Grand Paris.
Argenteuil | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
The Basilica of Argenteuil [fr] | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
Location of Argenteuil  | |
  Argenteuil  Argenteuil | |
| Coordinates: 48°57′00″N 2°15′00″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Argenteuil |
| Canton | Argenteuil-1 Argenteuil-2 Argenteuil-3 |
| Intercommunality | Métropole du Grand Paris EPT Boucle Nord Seine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Georges Mothron[1] |
| Area 1 | 17.22 km2 (6.65 sq mi) |
| Population | 108,567 |
| • Density | 6,300/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95018 /95100 |
| Elevation | 21–167 m (69–548 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Argenteuil is the fourth most populous commune in the suburbs of Paris (after Boulogne-Billancourt, Saint-Denis, and Montreuil) and the most populous one in the Val-d'Oise department, although it is not its prefecture, which is shared between the communes of Cergy and Pontoise.
Argenteuil shares borders with communes in 3 departements others than Val d'Oise : the Yvelines, Hauts-de-Seine and Seine-Saint-Denis departements.