Argenteuil
Argenteuil is a town northwest of Paris, France. Argenteuil is a sub-prefecture of the Val-d'Oise department.
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| The Basilic of Argenteuil | |
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| Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
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| 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 |
| Mayor | Georges Mothron[1] (2020–2026) |
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| Elevation | 21–167 m (69–548 ft) |
| Land area1 | 17.22 km2 (6.65 sq mi) |
| 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. | |
Argenteuil is the second most populated town in the suburbs of Paris (after Boulogne-Billancourt) and the most populated commune in the Val-d'Oise department; however it is not the prefecture. Its population is about 94,000 (1999).
Claude Monet painted things in Argenteuil many times.
Twin towns
Argenteuil Media
In his 1872 painting, Springtime, Monet was interested in studying how unblended dabs of color could suggest the effect of brilliant sunlight filtered through leaves The Walters Art Museum.
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in français). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
Other websites
- Official website Archived 2009-10-01 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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