Arrondissement of Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis explained

The arrondissement of Saint-Denis (fr|arrondissement de Saint-Denis|link=no) is an arrondissement (district) of France in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, Île-de-France. It has 9 communes. Its population is 443,169 (2019), and its area is 47.4km2.^[1]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, and their INSEE codes, are:^[2]

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

48.9336°N 2.3564°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2022. 11 January 2023. INSEE.
2. Web site: Arrondissement de Saint-Denis (933). 2019-10-05. INSEE.
3. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000528666 Décret n° 93-259 du 26 février 1993 portant création de l'arrondissement de Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis)
4. Web site: Populations légales 2012: 93 Seine-Saint-Denis. December 2014. INSEE.