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Argenta

All you need to know about Argenta: the numbers to keep at hand, a few curiosities and what there is to see and do.

21,161inhabitants
7metres above sea level
311.7km² of land
44010-44048postcode

Useful numbers in Argenta

Save them on your phone before you leave: tap a number to call.

  • Emergencies

    112

    One number for every emergency: police, fire brigade and ambulance. Free, works with no credit, and they also answer in English.

    The old numbers 113 (police), 115 (fire brigade) and 118 (ambulance) still work: they all reach the same 112 centre.

  • Out-of-hours doctor

    800 087 601

    For minor health problems when GPs are closed: at night, at weekends and on public holidays. Run by AUSL Ferrara.

    Places and hours

  • Health and emergencies in Argenta

    Emergency room, CAU, out-of-hours doctor, doctor for tourists, Red Cross: what to do if you fall ill, explained for visitors from abroad.

    Health and emergencies

  • Emergency room

    • Ospedale Civile Mazzolani-Vandiniin town

      Map

    • Poliambulatorio di Molinella13.7 km as the crow flies · Molinella · Via Provinciale Circonvallazione 47

      051 6909411Map

  • Town hall of Argenta

    0532 330227 Switchboard

    Piazza Garibaldi,1

    Mayor: Andrea Baldini

    Town website

  • Postcode and dialling code

    Postcode 44010-44048

    Dialling code 0532

    From a foreign mobile: +39 and then the whole number, 0 included.

  • Post offices 4

  • Police stations 3

    • CarabinieriCarabinieri

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    • Polizia MunicipaleLocal police

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    • Polizia LocaleLocal police

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  • Pharmacies 9

    The pharmacies open at night and on holidays are listed on the door of every pharmacy.

    • Farmacia Cacciatori

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    • Farmacia Comunale SOELIA Codifiume

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    • Farmacia San Nicolò

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    • Marangoni

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    • Minghini Mirella

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    • Comunale di Bando D'Argenta

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    and 3 more
    • Farmacia Le Strine

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    • Farmacia Comunale Argenta

      0532 804004Map

    • Farmacia TrevisaniVia Giovanni Amendola 98, San Biagio

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  • Vets

    For a pet that falls ill on holiday. Call before you go.

    None in this town: the nearest one is in a neighbouring town.

Argenta in numbers

Official open data: the source is under every number.

21,161inhabitantsISTAT
311.7km² of landWikidata
68people per km²our calculation
7metres above sea levelWikidata
14,985cars owned by residentsACI, 2025
708cars per 1,000 peopleACI, 2025
2,027motorbikesACI, 2025
19,655vehicles in all, lorries includedACI, 2025
577named streets and squaresOpenStreetMap
12.4km of cycle lanesOpenStreetMap
7places to stayOpenStreetMap
33places to eat and drinkOpenStreetMap
8petrol stationsOpenStreetMap
4EV charging pointsOpenStreetMap
5playgroundsOpenStreetMap
10schoolsOpenStreetMap
21churches and places of worshipOpenStreetMap

The locals are called argentani in Italian.

Patron saint: Saint Nicholas.

Twinned with: Plankstadt, Castelnau-le-Lez.

Argenta on Wikipedia

What to see and do in Argenta

First our own hand-written cards, then what OpenStreetMap knows on top.

Monuments and places 9

The whole list
  • A Mazzini e GaribaldiMemorial
  • Convento dei CappucciniAttraction
  • Delizia di BenvignanteAttraction
  • Ex Chiesa di San LorenzoAttraction
  • Memorile Partigiani CadutiMemorial
  • Monumento ai Caduti della Seconda Guerra MondialeMonument
  • Monumento al Carabiniere Albino VaninMemorial
  • Oratorio di Santa CroceAttraction
  • Valli di ComacchioViewpoint

Museums and exhibitions 2

The whole list
  • Ecomuseo delle Valli di ArgentaMuseum
  • Museo della bonificaMuseum

Churches 16

  • Chiesa della Beata Vergine ImmacolataPlace of worship
  • Chiesa della Natività di Maria SantissimaPlace of worship
  • Chiesa di San Bartolomeo ApostoloPlace of worship
  • Chiesa di San BiagioPlace of worship
  • Chiesa di San DomenicoPlace of worship
  • Chiesa di San Giacomo MaggiorePlace of worship
  • Chiesa di San MacarioPlace of worship
  • Chiesa di San NicolòPlace of worship
  • Chiesa di Sant'AgataPlace of worship
  • Chiesa di Sant'Antonio da PadovaPlace of worship
  • Chiesa di Sant'Antonio di PadovaPlace of worship
  • Chiesa di Santa Maria MaddalenaPlace of worship
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  • Chiesa di San ZenonePlace of worship
  • Chiesa parrocchiale di San Giovanni BattistaPlace of worship · Via Valletta 21
  • Pieve di San GiorgioPlace of worship
  • Santuario della Madonna della CellettaPlace of worship

Theatres, cinemas and libraries 1

  • Teatro dei FluttuantiTheatre

Parks and gardens 17

  • Borgo la CortePark
  • I Giardini di ArgentaPark
  • MontecitorioPark
  • Parco "Villa Salvatori"Park · Via Provinciale
  • Parco 5 agosto 1981- Abrogazione del ‘delitto d’onore’Park
  • Parco BaldisserraPark
  • Parco bersaglieri e reduciPark
  • Parco Calura PaolinaPark
  • Parco dei caduti di NassyriaPark
  • Parco della LiberazionePark
  • Parco della Scuola MaternaPark
  • Parco Eleonora DesertiPark
Show all (17)
  • Parco Ersilio ToniniPark
  • Parco Federico AldrovandiPark
  • Parco Linda LizziPark
  • Parco Renata di FranciaPark
  • Pieve di San GiorgioPark

Tour guides 1

The whole list
  • NaturalMente ArteA company of tour guides in Ferrara with a team of licensed guides: visits on history, literature and nature in Ferrara and its province, for individual visitors too.

Tourist offices 2

  • Tourist information office
  • Palazzo dell'Ex Mercato CopertoTourist information office

Getting to Argenta

A driver meets you on arrival and takes you to your hotel, the fair or the concert. Fixed price, book online.

Book with Romagna Transfer

Other towns in the area

Sources: population ISTAT; phone, address and mayor from the Italian public administration index; vehicles ACI; businesses ISTAT; saints, twin towns and people Wikidata; places and services OpenStreetMap. Found a mistake? The right number is always the one on the official site. Lists from OpenStreetMap, read on 3 October 2026.