Argenteuil

Argenteuil is a town northwest of Paris, France. Argenteuil is a sub-prefecture of the Val-d'Oise department.

Argenteuil
Subprefecture and commune
The Basilic of Argenteuil
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Argenteuil
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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  (Jan. 2019)[2]	111,038
• Density	6,400/km2 (17,000/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 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.

La Seine à Argenteuil, Claude Monet 1874

Social Housing

In June 2025, the demolition and reconstruction of the "Château" social housing building in the Val-Notre-Dame district is part of a vast urban renewal project. ^[3].

Twin towns

• Dessau (Germany) ;
• Clydebank (Scotland) ;
• Alessandria (Italy) ;
• Hunedoara (Romania)