Seine-Saint-Denis department

Seine-Saint-Denis
region	Île-de-France
prefecture	Bobigny
Sub-prefecture (s)	Le Raincy Saint-Denis
Residents	1,623,111 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	6,872 inhabitants per km²
surface	236.20 km²
Arrondissements	3
Community associations	5
Cantons	21st
Communities	40
President of the Department Council	Stéphane Troussel ( PS )
ISO-3166-2 code	FR-93
Location of the department of Seine-Saint-Denis in the region of Ile-de-France

The Seine-Saint-Denis department [ sɛnsɛdni ] is the French department with the atomic number 93. It is in the Region Ile-de-France in the Paris region and mainly includes the suburbs in the north and northeast of the capital. The seat of the prefecture is Bobigny , the sub-prefectures are Le Raincy and Saint Denis .

geography

The department is bordered by Paris to the southwest, the Hauts-de-Seine department to the west, the Val-d'Oise department to the north, the Seine-et-Marne department to the east and the Val-de- department to the south. Marne .

Together with the departments of Hauts-de-Seine and Val-de-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis forms a ring around the city of Paris, known as the petite couronne ("little crown"). The three departments form the so-called banlieue , i.e. the populous suburbs of Paris, many of which, especially in the north and east, are known for their social problems.

history

Départemental division of Île-de-France before and after 1968

The department was created in 1968 when the Seine and Seine-et-Oise departments were divided into smaller departments. The serial number 93 therefore differs from the alphabetical order , the number was taken over by the former Constantine department (now Algeria ).

A world exhibition planned in the department for 2004 was canceled for financial reasons.

In October / November 2005, the department hit the headlines due to escalating riots that lasted for days, mainly among young people. The riots began in the suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois .

The residents often only briefly call their department le neuf-trois ("the nine-three", based on the number) because the actual name and the number ninety-three ( French quatre-vingt-treize ) are awkward to speak.

See also : Monuments historiques in the Seine-Saint-Denis department

population

Population structure

The department makes up a significant part of the population of the Paris metropolitan area, and the population density is very high. The population is also, on average, very young and the proportion of immigrants is one of the highest in France.

Cities

The most populous communes in the Seine-Saint-Denis department are:

city	Population (2017)	Arrondissement
Saint-Denis	111.135	Saint-Denis
Montreuil	109,897	Bobigny
Aubervilliers	86,375	Saint-Denis
Aulnay-sous-Bois	85,740	Le Raincy
Drancy	71,318	Bobigny
Noisy-le-Grand	68.183	Le Raincy
Le Blanc-Mesnil	56,783
Pantin	57,482	Bobigny
Épinay-sur-Seine	55.084	Saint-Denis
Bondy	53,353	Bobigny

Administrative division

Communes and arrondissements in the Seine-Saint-Denis department

The Seine-Saint-Denis department is divided into 3 arrondissements , 21 cantons and 40 communes :

Arrondissement	Cantons	Communities	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE
Bobigny	6th	9	422.744	39.18	10,790	931
Le Raincy	12	22nd	762,958	149.62	5,099	932
Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis)	6th	9	437,409	47.40	9,228	933
Seine-Saint-Denis department	21st	40	1,623,111	236.20	6,872	93

See also:

• List of communes in the Seine-Saint-Denis department
• List of cantons in the Seine-Saint-Denis department
• List of associations of municipalities in the Seine-Saint-Denis department

Web links

Commons : Seine-Saint-Denis department  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Seine-Saint-Denis (French)
• Prefecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis department (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ cg93.fr, accessed on May 3, 2015.

Coordinates: 48 ° 54 '  N , 2 ° 26'  E