The arrondissement of Saint-Denis is an
arrondissement
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Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissem ...
of France in the
Réunion
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department in the Réunion
region
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. It has three
communes
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Administrative-territorial entities
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.
Its population is 213,402 (2021), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, and their INSEE codes, are:
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Saint-Denis (97411)
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Sainte-Marie (97418)
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Sainte-Suzanne (97420)
History
At the creation of the department of Réunion in 1947, its only arrondissement was Saint-Denis. It lost 11 communes to the new
arrondissement of Saint-Pierre in 1964, six communes to the new
arrondissement of Saint-Benoît
The arrondissement of Saint-Benoît is an arrondissement of France in the Réunion department in the Réunion region. It has six communes. Its population is 127,924 (2021), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Sa ...
in 1968, and one commune to the new
arrondissement of Saint-Paul
The arrondissement of Saint-Paul is an arrondissement of France in the Réunion department in the Réunion region. It has five communes. Its population is 215,613 (2021), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Saint ...
in 1969.
Décret n°69-876 du 24 septembre 1969
/ref> In September 2006 it lost the two communes of Le Port and La Possession
La Possession () is a Commune in France, commune in the France, French overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department of Réunion. It is located in the northwestern part of the island of Réunion, between the capital of Saint-Den ...
to the arrondissement of Saint-Paul.cantons of France
The cantons of France () are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements.
Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspect ...
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-Benoît were, as of January 2015:
References
Saint-Denis
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