Argenteuil-sur-Seine
This is a page about the town in France, for the Quebec Regional County Municipality in Quebec, see Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec.
Argenteuil is a French town and suburb of Paris situated on the river Seine in the département of Val-d'Oise. Its population in 2000 was 95,340.
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.
Today, Argenteuil is known for the asparagus and grapes grown there.
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