The arrondissement of Argenteuil is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...

of France in the

Val-d'Oise Val-d'Oise (, "Vale of the Oise") is a department in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It was created in 1968 following the split of the Seine-et-Oise department. In 2019, Val-d'Oise had a population of 1,249,674.

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in the

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. It has 17

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...

. Its population is 424,737 (2019), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Argenteuil, and their

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s, are: #

Argenteuil Argenteuil () is a Communes of France, commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris. Argenteuil is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Val-d'Oise Departments of France, ...

(95018) # Beauchamp (95051) # Bessancourt (95060) #

Bezons Bezons () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Population Transport An extension of the tramway line T2 to Pont de Bezons opened in 2012. With Bezons not served by any stations o ...

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Cormeilles-en-Parisis Cormeilles-en-Parisis (, literally ''Cormeilles in Parisis'') is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in Northern France. Inhabitants are called ''Cormeillais(e)''. Neighbouring communes * Argenteuil * La Frette-sur-Seine * ...

(95176) #

Eaubonne Eaubonne () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department, in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Population Twin towns It is twinned with Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Budenheim, Germany and Vălenii ...

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Ermont Ermont () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department, in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It has around 28,000 inhabitants, which makes Ermont one of the most important cities in Val d'Oise. Ermont ha ...

(95219) # Franconville (95252) #

Frépillon Frépillon () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department and Île-de-France region of France. Frépillon station has rail connections to Persan, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt and Paris. See also *Communes of the Val-d'Oise department The following is a ...

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La Frette-sur-Seine La Frette-sur-Seine (, literally ''La Frette on Seine'') is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. See also *Communes of the Val-d'Oise department The following is a list of the 184 communes of the Val- ...

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Herblay-sur-Seine Herblay-sur-Seine (, literally ''Herblay on Seine''; before 2018: ''Herblay'') is a commune in the department of Val-d'Oise, France. It is located from the center of Paris, in its northwest suburbs. It is twinned with Yeovil, UK. Geography Cl ...

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Montigny-lès-Cormeilles Montigny-lès-Cormeilles (, literally ''Montigny near Cormeilles'') is a commune in Val d'Oise, in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. History On 30 March 1922, a part of the territory of Montigny ...

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Pierrelaye Pierrelaye () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Pierrelaye station has rail connections to Pontoise and Paris. Population See also *Communes of the Val-d'Oise department The following is a list o ...

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Le Plessis-Bouchard Le Plessis-Bouchard () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Population Twin towns * Niederstetten (Germany). See also *Communes of the Val-d'Oise department The following is a list of the 184 comm ...

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Saint-Leu-la-Forêt Saint-Leu-la-Forêt () is a Communes of France, commune in the Val-d'Oise department, in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. History In 1806, the commune of Saint-Leu-la-Forêt merge ...

(95563) #

Sannois Sannois () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 15.2 km. (9.4 miles) from the center of Paris, in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Population Transport Public transport ...

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Taverny Taverny () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Inhabitants are called ''Tabernaciens''. History In 1806 the commune of Taverny merged with the neighboring commune of Saint-Leu, re ...

(95607)

History

The arrondissement of Argenteuil was created in 1966 as part of the department

Seine-et-Oise Seine-et-Oise () was the former department of France encompassing the western, northern and southern parts of the metropolitan area of Paris.Ancien département : la Seine-et-Oise
/ref> In 1968 it became part of the new department Val-d'Oise.
/ref> At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Val-d'Oise, it received 10 communes from the

arrondissement of Pontoise The arrondissement of Pontoise is an arrondissement of France in the Val-d'Oise department in the Île-de-France region. It has 105 communes. Its population is 346,946 (2019), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of P ...

. As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects ...

which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Argenteuil were, as of January 2015: # Argenteuil-Est # Argenteuil-Nord # Argenteuil-Ouest # Bezons # Cormeilles-en-Parisis #

Herblay Herblay-sur-Seine (, literally ''Herblay on Seine''; before 2018: ''Herblay'') is a commune in the department of Val-d'Oise, France. It is located from the center of Paris, in its northwest suburbs. It is twinned with Yeovil, UK. Geography Cli ...

# Sannois

References

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