Seine-Saint-Denis

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Seine-Saint-Denis

Seine-Saint-Denis is a French département located in the Île-de-France région. In local slang, it is known as "l'neuf trois" (i.e. "the nine three"), after the official administrative number of the département, 93.

Geography

Seine-Saint-Denis is located to the north-east of Paris. It has a surface area of only 236 km², making it one of the smallest départements in France. Seine-Saint-Denis and two other small départements, Hauts-de-Seine and Val-de-Marne, form a ring around Paris, known as the petite couronne ("little crown"). They form, together with four other départements, the région of Île-de-France.

Administration

Seine-Saint-Denis is made up of 3 departmental arrondissements and 40 communes:

Arrondissement of Saint-Denis	Arrondissement of Bobigny	Arrondissement of Le Raincy
Saint-Ouen Aubervilliers Saint-Denis L'Île-Saint-Denis Épinay-sur-Seine Villetaneuse Pierrefitte-sur-Seine Stains La Courneuve	Dugny Le Bourget Drancy Bobigny Bondy Les Pavillons-sous-Bois Noisy-le-Sec Romainville Pantin Le Pré-Saint-Gervais Les Lilas Bagnolet Montreuil Rosny-sous-Bois Villemomble	Neuilly-Plaisance Neuilly-sur-Marne Noisy-le-Grand Gournay-sur-Marne Gagny Le Raincy Clichy-sous-Bois Montfermeil Coubron Vaujours Livry-Gargan Sevran Aulnay-sous-Bois Le Blanc-Mesnil Villepinte Tremblay-en-France

History

Seine-Saint-Denis was largely part of the Seine département until 1968. It has a veritable history as a left-wing stronghold, belonging to the ceinture rouge of Paris. Especially the French Communist Party has always maintained a strong presence in the département, and still controls the city councils in cities such as Saint-Denis, Aubervilliers, Bobigny, and La Courneuve. Seine-Saint-Denis is the only département where the communist party has a majority in the regional council.

Economy

Demographics

Seine-Saint-Denis is the département with the highest population share of immigrants.

Culture

Miscellaneous topics

Seine-Saint-Denis was scheduled to be the site of a 2004 International Exhibition. However this event was cancelled.

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