Arrondissement of Argenteuil

The arrondissement of Argenteuil is an arrondissement of France in the Val-d'Oise department in the Île-de-France region. It has 17 communes.^[2] Its population is 424,737 (2019), and its area is 108.6 km² (41.9 sq mi).^[3]

Argenteuil
Arrondissement
Location within the region Île-de-France
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-d'Oise
No. of communes	17
Subprefecture	Argenteuil
Area	108.6 km2 (41.9 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	425,515
• Density	3,918/km2 (10,150/sq mi)
INSEE code	951

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Argenteuil, and their INSEE codes, are:^[2]

1. Argenteuil (95018)
2. Beauchamp (95051)
3. Bessancourt (95060)
4. Bezons (95063)
5. Cormeilles-en-Parisis (95176)
6. Eaubonne (95203)
7. Ermont (95219)
8. Franconville (95252)
9. Frépillon (95256)
10. La Frette-sur-Seine (95257)
11. Herblay-sur-Seine (95306)
12. Montigny-lès-Cormeilles (95424)
13. Pierrelaye (95488)
14. Le Plessis-Bouchard (95491)
15. Saint-Leu-la-Forêt (95563)
16. Sannois (95582)
17. Taverny (95607)

History

The arrondissement of Argenteuil was created in 1966 as part of the department Seine-et-Oise.^[4] In 1968 it became part of the new department Val-d'Oise.^[5] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Val-d'Oise, it received 10 communes from the arrondissement of Pontoise.^[6]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France 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:^[7]

1. Argenteuil-Est
2. Argenteuil-Nord
3. Argenteuil-Ouest
4. Bezons
5. Cormeilles-en-Parisis
6. Herblay
7. Sannois

References

1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
2. "Arrondissement d'Argenteuil (951)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
3. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2022". INSEE. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
4. Ancien département : la Seine-et-Oise
5. Historique du Val-d'Oise
6. "Arrêté préfectoral, 30 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 42–48. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
7. "Populations légales 2012: 95 Val-d'Oise" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014.

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