Argenteuil

Argenteuil
Subprefecture and commune
The Basilica of Argenteuil [fr]
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 / 48.9500°N 2.2500°E / 48.9500; 2.2500
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  (2021)[2]	107,221
• Density	6,200/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 (French: [aʁʒɑ̃tœj] ^ⓘ) 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 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.