Arrondissement of Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis

The arrondissement of Saint-Denis is an arrondissement of France in the Seine-Saint-Denis department in the Île-de-France region. It has 9 communes.[1] Its population is 435,309 (2016), and its area is 47.4 km2 (18.3 sq mi).[2]

Saint-Denis
Arrondissement
Location within the region Île-de-France
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-Saint-Denis
No. of communes9
SubprefectureSaint-Denis
Area
 • Total47.4 km2 (18.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total435,309
 • Density9,184/km2 (23,790/sq mi)
INSEE code933

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, and their INSEE codes, are:[1]

  1. Aubervilliers (93001)
  2. La Courneuve (93027)
  3. Épinay-sur-Seine (93031)
  4. L'Île-Saint-Denis (93039)
  5. Pierrefitte-sur-Seine (93059)
  6. Saint-Denis (93066)
  7. Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine (93070)
  8. Stains (93072)
  9. Villetaneuse (93079)

History

The arrondissement of Saint-Denis was created in February 1993 from part of the arrondissement of Bobigny.[3]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France 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:[4]

  1. Aubervilliers-Est
  2. Aubervilliers-Ouest
  3. La Courneuve
  4. Épinay-sur-Seine
  5. Pierrefitte-sur-Seine
  6. Saint-Denis-Nord-Est
  7. Saint-Denis-Nord-Ouest
  8. Saint-Denis-Sud
  9. Saint-Ouen
  10. Stains

References
  1. "Arrondissement de Saint-Denis (933)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  2. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
  3. Décret n° 93-259 du 26 février 1993 portant création de l'arrondissement de Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis)
  4. "Populations légales 2012" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014. Retrieved 2019-10-29.


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