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ARGENTEUIL

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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 460 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ARGENTEUIL  , a

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town of
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northern
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France in the
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department of
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Seine-et-
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Oise, on the Seine, 5 M . N.W. of the fortifications of
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Paris by the railway from Paris to Mantes . Pop . (1906) 17,330 . Argenteuil
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grew up
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round a monastery, which, dating from A.D . 656, was by
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Charlemagne changed into a nunnery; it was afterwards famous for its connexion with HeloIse (see
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ABELARD), and on her
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expulsion in 1129 was again turned into a monastery .
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Asparagus,
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figs, and
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wine of
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medium quality are grown in the
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district; and heavy
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iron goods, chemical products, clocks and
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plaster are among the manufactures .

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