The arrondissement of Saint-Denis (french: arrondissement de Saint-Denis, link=no) is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements ...

(district) of France in the

Seine-Saint-Denis () is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the region. In French, it is often referred to colloquially as ' or ' ("ninety-three" or "nine three"), after its official administrative number, 93. Its prefecture is Bobig ...

department,

Île-de-France The Île-de-France (, ; literally "Isle of France") is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France. Centred on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the ''Région parisienne'' (; en, Pa ...

. It has 9 communes. Its population is 443,169 (2019), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, and their INSEE codes, are: #

Aubervilliers Aubervilliers () is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, Île-de-France region, northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Albertivillariens'' or ''Albertivillariennes''. Geography Localisatio ...

(93001) # La Courneuve (93027) #

Épinay-sur-Seine Épinay-sur-Seine (, literally ''Épinay on Seine'') is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. The church of Notre-Dame-des-Missions-du-cygne d'Enghien, designed by Paul Tournon, may be fo ...

(93031) # L'Île-Saint-Denis (93039) # Pierrefitte-sur-Seine (93059) # Saint-Denis (93066) # Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine (93070) # Stains (93072) # Villetaneuse (93079)

History

The arrondissement of Saint-Denis was created in February 1993 from part of the

arrondissement of Bobigny The arrondissement of Bobigny is an arrondissement of France in the Seine-Saint-Denis department in the Île-de-France region. It has 9 communes. Its population is 431,444 (2019), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement ...

.Décret n° 93-259 du 26 février 1993 portant création de l'arrondissement de Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis)
/ref> As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's departments and arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the ...

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 Saint-Denis were, as of January 2015: # Aubervilliers-Est # Aubervilliers-Ouest # La Courneuve #

# Pierrefitte-sur-Seine # Saint-Denis-Nord-Est # Saint-Denis-Nord-Ouest # Saint-Denis-Sud # Saint-Ouen # Stains

References

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