Argenteuil
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- For the place in Quebec, see Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec
| Commune of Argenteuil | |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Région | Île-de-France |
| Département | Val-d'Oise (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Argenteuil |
| Canton | Chief town of 3 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Argenteuil - Bezons |
| Mayor | Georges Mothron (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Land area¹ | 17.22 km² |
| Population² (July 1, 2004 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) | 100,600 93,961 |
| - Density (2004) | 5,842/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Postal code | 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: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
| Image:Flag of France.svg | |
Argenteuil 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 sous-préfecture of the Val-d'Oise département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Argenteuil.
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[edit] Name
The name Argenteuil was recorded for the first time in a royal charter of 697 as Argentoialum, from a Latin/Celtic 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".
[edit] 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 asparagus on menus. Once a rural escape for Parisians, it is now a suburb of Paris. Painters made Argenteuil famous, including Claude Monet, Jean-Etienne Delacroix, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Georges Braque.
[edit] Famous people born in Argenteuil
- 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
[edit] Transport
Argenteuil is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line: Argenteuil and Val d'Argenteuil.
[edit] External links
The Seine at Argenteuil, by Claude Monet, 1874 |
Edouard Manet - Argenteuil, 1875 |
Edouard Manet - Seine near Argenteuil, 1874 |
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