Argenteuil

Argenteuil is a city in France. The unemployment rate was 14.7% at the end of 2022. In 2024, annual NO₂ was 25.1 µg/m³. At the start of 2024, Argenteuil had a population of 107,221. The city covered 17.4 km² in 2024. Population density was 6,221.5 people per km² in 2022.

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Higher unemployment than 79% of French cities that publish it and dirtier air than 84% of French cities that publish it.

Foreign residents25,301 peoplecity · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1
Population106,130 peoplemunicipality · Verified 2026-07-14Official source · France official denominator source
NO₂ — latest reading21.1143 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Latest valid NO2 hourly station observation on the official LCSQA E2 current-day extract, mapped to the exact INSEE centre through an exact normalized station-name crosswalk to EEA station metadata.
Gigabit broadband availability99.42 %city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Independent ARCEP municipal count of premises eligible for the >=1 Gbit/s fixed advertised-speed class, divided by the ARCEP type=all municipal premises denominator. This is availability/eligibility, not adoption, measured speed, FTTH-only coverage or mobile coverage.
Unemployment rate14.7222 %city · Verified 2026-07-26Official source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
NO₂ — annual mean25.0677 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-07-31

Who Argenteuil may suit

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–74% from published values
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–74% from published values
Student57%strong on cost, weak on healthcare · range 43–71% from published values
Family48%strong on family, weak on cost · range 34–62% from published values
Retirement50%strong on healthcare, weak on admin · range 36–64% from published values

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Argenteuil residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport76.2%Foreign residents23.8%

Derived from the published population and foreign-resident counts.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
City area17.4 km22026-06-302024Official sourceFrance city identity collection Source-backed value · place
Foreign residents25,301 people2026-07-152021Official sourceNationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1 Source-backed value
Population density6,221.5447 people/km²2026-07-142022Official sourceA-ccepted source for city area and derived population density Source-backed value · place
Population106,130 people2026-07-14AgingOfficial sourceFrance official denominator source Source-backed value

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in FranceWhere Argenteuil lands among 1970 measured cities
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band140–58585–1069610–15Argenteuil 14.7%30615–208020–251425–30230–35unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band

Published unemployment rates for cities in the same country.

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 9.64 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 18.5 µg/m³ in 2024.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Argenteuil average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND26°Daytime highNight-time low

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Argenteuil average monthly precipitation, mm020406080474144436154565345575463JFMAMJJASONDmm

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Argenteuil average monthly sunshine, hours05511016522057731291701892032132061611116354JFMAMJJASONDhours

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Argenteuil annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.6PM2.5154018.5PM10104025.1NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in FranceWhere Argenteuil lands among 1870 measured cities
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in France per band23–494–5375–61476–74547–85988–94329–10Argenteuil 9.615710–112611–12412–13413–14annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in France per band

Published annual means from the same national measurement network.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
NO₂ — annual mean25.0677 µg/m³country median 14.8 — 69% above2026-07-152024Official source2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation. Source-backed value
NO₂ — latest reading21.1143 µg/m³2026-07-15FreshOfficial sourceLatest valid NO2 hourly station observation on the official LCSQA E2 current-day extract, mapped to the exact INSEE centre through an exact normalized station-name crosswalk to EEA station metadata. Source-backed value
PM10 — annual mean18.4839 µg/m³country median 14.3 — 29% above2026-07-152024Official source2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation. Source-backed value
PM2.5 — annual mean9.6432 µg/m³country median 8.5 — 14% above2026-07-152024Official source2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation. Source-backed value
Average daytime high by monthJan 7.5 · Feb 8.7 · Mar 12.6 · Apr 16.1 · May 19.6 · Jun 23 · Jul 25.5 · Aug 25.4 · Sep 21.5 · Oct 16.5 · Nov 11.1 · Dec 7.9 °C2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LE_BOURGET Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 2.3 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 4.2 · Apr 6.3 · May 9.8 · Jun 13 · Jul 14.9 · Aug 14.6 · Sep 11.5 · Oct 8.8 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 2.8 °C2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LE_BOURGET Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 4.9 · Feb 5.4 · Mar 8.4 · Apr 11.2 · May 14.7 · Jun 18 · Jul 20.2 · Aug 20 · Sep 16.5 · Oct 12.7 · Nov 8.1 · Dec 5.4 °C2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LE_BOURGET Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 46.8 · Feb 41.1 · Mar 43.9 · Apr 43.1 · May 60.5 · Jun 53.8 · Jul 56.3 · Aug 52.5 · Sep 44.6 · Oct 56.7 · Nov 53.6 · Dec 63.4 mm2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LE_BOURGET Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 57 · Feb 73 · Mar 129 · Apr 170 · May 189 · Jun 203 · Jul 213 · Aug 206 · Sep 161 · Oct 111 · Nov 63 · Dec 54 hours2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LE_BOURGET Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Argenteuil by year, µg/m³8.411.113.916.620132015201720192021202320249.6µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 39.7% between 2013 and 2024, from 16.0 to 9.6.

Each point keeps the source and period it was published with.

Worked out from these numbers

Arithmetic on the published values above. Each one names what it assumed.

How international is the population?

23.8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 25,301 people of 106,130 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Argenteuil?

The unemployment rate is 14.7222 %. Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune, checked 2026-07-26.

Is the air quality good in Argenteuil?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9.6432 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation., checked 2026-07-15.

How many people live in Argenteuil?

The published population is 106,130 people. Source: France official denominator source, checked 2026-07-14.

How many foreign residents live in Argenteuil?

25,301 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1, checked 2026-07-15.

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Sources

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