Argenteuil
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Val d'Oise | |
| Arrondissement | Argenteuil ( sub-prefecture ) | |
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Argenteuil-1 (main town) Argenteuil-2 (main town) Argenteuil-3 (main town) |
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Métropole du Grand Paris and Boucle Nord de Seine |
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 57 ′ N , 2 ° 15 ′ E | |
| height | 21-169 m | |
| surface | 17.22 km 2 | |
| Residents | 110.210 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 6,400 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 95100 | |
| INSEE code | 95018 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-argenteuil.fr/ | |
 The Saint-Denys d'Argenteuil basilica |
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Argenteuil [ aʀʒɑ̃ˈtœj ]; ( French ) is a French municipality with 110,210 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Val-d'Oise in the region of Ile-de-France . It is a sub-prefecture of the Argenteuil arrondissement and the administrative seat of three cantons within this arrondissement. The inhabitants are called Argenteuillais .
geography
Argenteuil is a city in the Banlieue northwest of Paris ; it lies on the right bank of the Seine and is the most populous place in the department. The city extends five kilometers along the Seine. Originally it developed on the river plain, but today it also extends over the two hills Cormeilles (167 meters) and Sannois (124 meters).
The area of the city is 1722 hectares (17.22 square kilometers). In 2005, 102,400 inhabitants lived here ( INSEE estimate ). The city is divided into six quarters: Center-ville (inner city), Val-Notre-Dame, Val-d'Argent-Sud, Val-d'Argent-Nord, Orgemont-Volembert and Coteaux.
Neighboring municipalities are: Bezons , Épinay-sur-Seine , Sannois , Saint-Gratien , Cormeilles-en-Parisis , Sartrouville , Enghien-les-Bains , Gennevilliers , Colombes . Argenteuil borders the Hauts-de-Seine , Yvelines and Seine-Saint-Denis departments .
Population development
| year | 1250 | 1520 | 1870 | 1901 | 1921 | 1931 | 1936 | 1959 | 1968 | 1978 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| Residents | 450 | 3,000 | 7.184 | 16,116 | 32,173 | 50,378 | 59,013 | 73.295 | 90,929 | 106,000 | 93,157 | 93,961 | 102,683 | 104,282 |
history
There have been traces of human presence in the Seine valley for 200,000 years. Much excavation that has been carried out at Argenteuil since 1877 has produced a range of evidence of this. Two large prehistoric tombs have been found at Argenteuil. La Butte Vachon and the Argenteuil 2 complex. This is located on Rue du Désert in the courtyard of the Vivez company. In the 4th century, the Romans brought viticulture to Argenteuil.
The name Argenteuil is first used in a document from King Childebert III. from the year 665, with which the Argentioalum ( Notre-Dame d'Argenteuil ) monastery was founded. The etymological background of the name is not known. The most likely hypothesis is the derivation from the Celtic language , in which ar-gen-ti-eul means "little white house".
In the 4th and 5th centuries the place was destroyed during the great migration . The monastery was rebuilt in the 9th century. The famous Heloisa became the prioress here at the beginning of the 12th century. At that time, viticulture played an important role in Argenteuil, as around 1500 people lived on it. The quality of the Vin d'Argenteuil was valued at the time , but this changed significantly as a result. Viticulture resulted in a significant activity in shipping.
The city owned the sacred tunic of Christ , which was given to it by Charlemagne (his daughter Theodrada was abbess here). In 1544, King Francis I approved the construction of a fortification around the place to protect the relic . In 1567 the monastery was devastated by the Huguenots . Argenteuil with its former Benedictine monastery is based, so to speak, on the holy tunic, which is still venerated to this day in the Basilica of Saint Denys, especially with a solemn exhibition of this relic in the "Holy Year" of 2016, from March 15 to 10, which the Pope proclaimed . April.
At the end of the 18th century, the Argenteuil began producing grain to cope with the frequent famine; during this time several windmills were built on the river bank.
The fortifications were demolished at the beginning of the 19th century. An arm of the Seine, which today forms the Boulevard Héloise, was filled with the stones. In 1832 the Pont d'Argenteuil road bridge was built over the Seine, which was subject to tolls until 1910 . With the construction of the railway in 1851 and the Argenteuil railway bridge , the place became a Sunday destination for the residents of Paris. The Impressionists frequently visited the city. Claude Monet lived here from 1871 to 1878. The Argenteuil asparagus, grown between the vines, became famous thanks to Louis Lhérault . In 1866, the Saint-Denis church was built by the architect and winner of the Prix de Rome Théodore Ballu .
During industrialization , factories settled on the banks of the river: shipyards and aircraft yards (Dassault-Bréguet, Lorraine Dietrich, Donnêt-Leveque, Schreck) and the metal industry (the Joly company from Argenteuil built the Paris market halls as well as the Gare Saint Lazare ).
In 1921 there were around 100 industrial companies in the city as well as a much larger number of craft businesses. In 1924, Argenteuil hosted the Olympic rowing competitions. The Volksbad has existed since 1935.
After the Second World War , urban development became a central issue for Argenteuil, as the population grew steadily. In the 1960s, high-rise buildings and residential complexes were built on land previously used for agriculture, so that today a few orchards or vegetable gardens can only be found in the north of the city.
politics
Argenteuil had been a center of the labor movement since the end of the 19th century and traditionally a stronghold of the communists. In the municipal elections of January 26th and February 2nd, 2003, the former president of the Parti communiste français , Robert Hue , ran unsuccessfully . From 2001 to 2008 Argenteuil was ruled by the conservative UMP . The policy of the conservative city government against beggars and the homeless has repeatedly been discussed controversially. The use of foul-smelling chemicals ( repellants ) to drive away homeless people in the summer of 2007 generated high waves internationally .
Georges Mothron (formerly UMP, now Les Républicains ) has been mayor since April 2014 : he was re-elected in 2020.
Mayor of Argenteuil
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administration
Argenteuil is divided into three cantons :
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Argenteuil
- Saint-Denis basilica
- Chapel Saint-Jean-Baptiste
- La Butte Vachon ( megalithic complex , also called Argenteuil 1)
- Musée du vieil Argenteuil
Specialties
- Vins d'Argenteuil
- asparagus
Town twinning
Argenteuil lists the following four twin cities :
| city | country | since |
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| Alessandria |
 Piedmont, Italy
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1960 |
| Clydebank |
 Scotland, United Kingdom
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1973 |
| Dessau-Rosslau |
 Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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1959 |
| Hunedoara |
 Transylvania, Romania
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1974 |
Daughters and sons of the city
- Jean-Étienne Delacroix (1847–1923), farmer and amateur artist
- Albert Robida (1848–1926), draftsman
- Georges Braque (1882–1963), painter
- Rolandaël (* 1921), caricaturist
- Émile Carrara (1925–1992), racing cyclist
- Paul Personne (* 1949), musician
- Sidney (* 1955), musician, radio / television presenter, hip-hop pioneer
- Jean-Michel Monin (* 1967), racing cyclist
- Fabrice Henry (* 1968), football player
- Ella Kaabachi (* 1992), soccer player
- Kevin Mayer (* 1992), decathlete
Personalities associated with the city
- Heloisa (around 1095 – around 1164), abbess of Argenteuil
- Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894), painter, lived in Argenteuil
- Claude Monet (1840–1926), painter, lived in Argenteuil
- Ary Scheffer (1795–1858), painter, died in Argenteuil
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-d'Oise. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-056-6 , pp. 35-63.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jumelages - Argenteuil.fr. Retrieved February 19, 2017 .