A city of northern France, a residential and industrial suburb of Paris on the Seine River. It grew around a convent founded by Charlemagne in the seventh century. Population: 101,000.
Argenteuil
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Argenteuil (ärzhäNtö'yə) , city (1990 pop. 94,162), Val-d'Oise dept., N France, on the Seine, a suburb of Paris. It has important metalworks and factories making furniture, railroad and airplane parts, and chemicals. Once famous for its asparagus and grapes, industry and suburban housing have taken over the fields. It grew around a convent founded in the 7th cent.; there Heloise was educated and, after her misfortune, became prioress (see Abelard, Peter). The convent (later a monastery) was destroyed in the French Revolution; the famous relic, the Seamless Tunic, said to have been worn by Jesus, was given by Charlemagne to the convent and is now enshrined in Saint-Denis Basilica (1866).
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For the place in Quebec, see Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec.
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| Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
| Coordinates | 48°56′55″N 2°14′54″E / 48.94861°N 2.24833°E |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Argenteuil |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Argenteuil - Bezons |
| Mayor | Philippe Doucet (PS) (2008-2014) |
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| Elevation | 21–167 m (69–550 ft) (avg. 42 m/140 ft) |
| Land area1 | 17.22 km2 (6.65 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 102,683 (Jan. 1, 2006 census) |
| - Density | 5,963 /km² (15,440 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 95018/ 95100 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Argenteuil (French pronunciation: [aʁʒɑ̃tœj]) is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 12.3 km (7.6 miles) 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 the second most populous commune in the suburbs Paris (after Boulogne-Billancourt) and by far the most populous commune in the Val-d'Oise department, although it is not its prefecture, which is shared between the communes of Cergy and Pontoise.
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Name
The name Argenteuil is recorded for the first time in a royal charter of 697 as Argentoialum, from a Latin/Gaulish radical argento meaning "silver", "silvery", "shiny", perhaps in reference to the gleaming surface of the river Seine, on the banks of which Argenteuil is located, and from a Celtic suffix -ialo meaning "clearing, glade", "place of".
History
Argenteuil was founded as a convent in the 7th century (→ Pierre Abélard, Convent of Argenteuil). The monastery that arose from the convent was destroyed during the French Revolution.
Argenteuil was known for the white asparagus and grapes grown there. The word Argenteuil is synonymous with white asparagus on menus. Once a rural escape for Parisians, it is now a suburb of Paris. Painters made Argenteuil famous, including Claude Monet, Jean-Étienne Delacroix, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Georges Braque.
Famous people born in Argenteuil
- Georges Braque, May 3, 1882, Co-founder of cubism and sculptor.
- Ingrid Chauvin, (b. October 3, 1973), French actress.
- Chevalier d'Argenteuil, (fl. in Newfoundland, Canada 1709-13), French Soldier; he captured Fort William at St. John's Newfoundland in 1709
Famous pieces of Artwork
- "Autumn at Argenteuil" Claude Monet.
- "Regatta at Argenteuil" Claude Monet.
- "Red Boats, Argenteuil" Claude Monet.
- "The Bridge at Argenteuil" Claude Monet.
- "The Port at Argenteuil" Claude Monet.
- "The Seine at Argenteuil" Claude Monet.
- "Argenteuil" Édouard Manet.
- "Seine near Argenteuil" Édouard Manet.
- "Regatta at Argenteuil" Auguste Renoir.
- "The Bridge in Argenteuil" Gustave Caillebotte.
Transport
Argenteuil is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line: Argenteuil and Val d'Argenteuil.
Demographics
Immigration
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Gallery
 The Seine at Argenteuil, by Claude Monet, 1874 |
 Édouard Manet — Argenteuil, 1875 |
 Édouard Manet — Seine near Argenteuil, 1874 |
External links
- Official website (French)
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