^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2
In 2019, it had a population of 1,644,903 across 40 communes.[3] In French, the learned but rarely used demonym for the inhabitants of Seine-Saint-Denis is Séquano-Dionysiens; more common is Dionysiens.
The department is surrounded by the departments of Hauts-de-Seine, Val-de-Marne, Paris, Val-d'Oise, and Seine-et-Marne. It is thus the only one of the five French departments surrounded entirely by other departments of the same region.
Seine-Saint-Denis is located to the northeast of Paris. It has a surface area of only 236 km² (91 sq mi), making it one of the smallest departments in France. Seine-Saint-Denis and two other small departments, Hauts-de-Seine and Val-de-Marne, form a ring around Paris, known as the Petite Couronne ("little crown"). Since 1 January 2016, together with Paris, they have formed the area of Greater Paris (Grand Paris).
Principal towns
The most populous commune is Saint-Denis; the prefecture Bobigny is the eleventh-most populous. As of 2019, there are 5 communes with more than 70,000 inhabitants:[3]
Seine-Saint-Denis was created in January 1968, through the implementation of a law passed in July 1964. It was formed from the part of the (hitherto larger) Seine department to the north and north-east of the Paris ring road (and the line of the old city walls), together with a small slice taken from Seine-et-Oise.
Seine-Saint-Denis has a history as a left-wing stronghold, belonging to the ceinture rouge (red belt) of Paris. The French Communist Party has maintained a continued strong presence in the department, and still controls the city councils in cities such as Saint-Denis, Montreuil and La Courneuve. Until 2008, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne were the only departments where the Communist Party had a majority in the general councils but the 2008 cantonal elections saw the socialists become the strongest group at the Seine-Saint-Denis general council (while the Communist Party gained a majority in Allier and lost it in 2015).
A commune of Seine-Saint-Denis, Clichy-sous-Bois, was the scene of the death of two youths which sparked the nationwide riots of autumn 2005. In October and November, 9,000 cars were burned and 3,000 rioters were arrested.
In 2018, the department had the highest crime rate in metropolitan France.[4] In 2017, the area was the location of 18% of all drug offences in metropolitan France.[4]
Demographics
Seine-Saint-Denis is the French department with the highest proportion of immigrants: 21.7% at the 1999 census (see table below). This figure does not include the children of immigrants born on French soil as well as some native elites from former French colonies and people who came from overseas France. The ratio of ethnic minorities is difficult to estimate accurately as French law prohibits the collection of ethnic data for census taking purposes.
In 2018, the poverty rate was twice the national average at 28%, the unemployment rate was 3 per cent above the national average and 4 percentage points above the Île-de-France average at 12.7%. In 2018, it was estimated that 8–20% of the population in the department were illegal immigrants.[5]
An education study confirmed falling levels of literacy in the area, where the percentage of pupils who had 25 errors or more increased from 5.4% in 1987 to 19.8% in 2015.[4]
Place of birth of residents
Place of birth of residents of Seine-Saint-Denis in 1999
1 This group is made up largely of former French settlers, such as Pieds-Noirs in Northwest Africa, followed by former colonial citizens who had French citizenship at birth (such as was often the case for the native elite in French colonies), as well as to a lesser extent foreign-born children of French expatriates. Note that a foreign country is understood as a country not part of France in 1999, so a person born for example in 1950 in Algeria, when Algeria was an integral part of France, is nonetheless listed as a person born in a foreign country in French statistics.
2 An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. Note that an immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants.
Politics
The president of the Departmental Council is Stéphane Troussel, first elected in 2012.
^"Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 4 May 2022.
^ abPopulations légales 2019: 93 Seine-Saint-Denis, INSEE
^ abc"N° 1014 - Rapport d'information de MM. François Cornut-Gentille et Rodrigue Kokouendo déposé en application de l'article 146-3 du règlement, par le comité d'évaluation et de contrôle des politiques publiques sur l'évaluation de l'action de l'État dans l'exercice de ses missions régaliennes en Seine-Saint-Denis". www.assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
^"Immigration clandestine : la Seine-Saint-Denis débordée". FIGARO (in French). 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
^"Résultats de l'élection présidentielle de 1995 par département - Politiquemania".
^Nationale, Assemblée. "Assemblée nationale ~ Les députés, le vote de la loi, le Parlement français". Assemblée nationale.
Further reading
Bédarida, Catherine (29 September 2008). "Seine-Saint-Denis, naissance d'un ghetto" [Seine-Saint-Denis, birth of a ghetto]. Le Monde.
Kefi, Ramses (30 January 2015). "Pourquoi toujours le 9-3 ?" [Why is it always Seine-Saint-Denis?]. L'Obs.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Seine-Saint-Denis (category)
Seine-Saint-Denis Departmental Council (in French)
Prefecture website (in French)
Seine-Saint-Denis Tourist Board
March 23, 2023
seine, saint, denis, french, pronunciation, sɛn, department, france, located, grand, paris, metropolis, Île, france, region, french, often, referred, colloquially, quatre, vingt, treize, neuf, trois, ninety, three, nine, three, after, official, administrative,. Seine Saint Denis French pronunciation sɛn sɛ d e ni is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the Ile de France region In French it is often referred to colloquially as quatre vingt treize or neuf trois ninety three or nine three after its official administrative number 93 Its prefecture is Bobigny Seine Saint DenisDepartment of FranceBasilica of Saint DenisFlagCoat of armsLocation of Seine Saint Denis in FranceCoordinates 48 54 N 02 29 E 48 900 N 2 483 E 48 900 2 483 Coordinates 48 54 N 02 29 E 48 900 N 2 483 E 48 900 2 483CountryFranceRegionIle de FrancePrefectureBobignySubprefecturesLe RaincySaint DenisGovernment President of the Departmental CouncilStephane Troussel 1 PS Area1 Total236 km2 91 sq mi Population Jan 2019 2 Total1 644 903 Rank4th Density7 000 km2 18 000 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Department number93Arrondissements3Cantons21Communes40 1 French Land Register data which exclude estuaries and lakes ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2In 2019 it had a population of 1 644 903 across 40 communes 3 In French the learned but rarely used demonym for the inhabitants of Seine Saint Denis is Sequano Dionysiens more common is Dionysiens Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Principal towns 2 Administration 3 History 4 Demographics 4 1 Education 4 2 Place of birth of residents 5 Politics 5 1 Presidential elections 2nd round 5 2 Current National Assembly Representatives 6 Tourism 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksGeography EditThe department is surrounded by the departments of Hauts de Seine Val de Marne Paris Val d Oise and Seine et Marne It is thus the only one of the five French departments surrounded entirely by other departments of the same region Seine Saint Denis is located to the northeast of Paris It has a surface area of only 236 km 91 sq mi making it one of the smallest departments in France Seine Saint Denis and two other small departments Hauts de Seine and Val de Marne form a ring around Paris known as the Petite Couronne little crown Since 1 January 2016 together with Paris they have formed the area of Greater Paris Grand Paris Principal towns Edit The most populous commune is Saint Denis the prefecture Bobigny is the eleventh most populous As of 2019 there are 5 communes with more than 70 000 inhabitants 3 Commune Population 2019 Saint Denis 112 852Montreuil 111 240Aubervilliers 88 948Aulnay sous Bois 86 969Drancy 72 376Administration EditSeine Saint Denis is made up of three departmental arrondissements and 40 communes Arrondissement ofSaint Denis Saint Ouen sur Seine Aubervilliers Saint Denis L Ile Saint Denis Epinay sur Seine Villetaneuse Pierrefitte sur Seine Stains La CourneuveArrondissement ofBobigny Dugny Le Bourget Drancy Bobigny Bondy Les Pavillons sous Bois Noisy le Sec Romainville Pantin Le Pre Saint Gervais Les Lilas Bagnolet Montreuil Rosny sous Bois VillemombleArrondissement ofLe Raincy 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 FranceHistory EditSeine Saint Denis was created in January 1968 through the implementation of a law passed in July 1964 It was formed from the part of the hitherto larger Seine department to the north and north east of the Paris ring road and the line of the old city walls together with a small slice taken from Seine et Oise Seine Saint Denis has a history as a left wing stronghold belonging to the ceinture rouge red belt of Paris The French Communist Party has maintained a continued strong presence in the department and still controls the city councils in cities such as Saint Denis Montreuil and La Courneuve Until 2008 Seine Saint Denis and Val de Marne were the only departments where the Communist Party had a majority in the general councils but the 2008 cantonal elections saw the socialists become the strongest group at the Seine Saint Denis general council while the Communist Party gained a majority in Allier and lost it in 2015 A commune of Seine Saint Denis Clichy sous Bois was the scene of the death of two youths which sparked the nationwide riots of autumn 2005 In October and November 9 000 cars were burned and 3 000 rioters were arrested In 2018 the department had the highest crime rate in metropolitan France 4 In 2017 the area was the location of 18 of all drug offences in metropolitan France 4 Demographics EditSeine Saint Denis is the French department with the highest proportion of immigrants 21 7 at the 1999 census see table below This figure does not include the children of immigrants born on French soil as well as some native elites from former French colonies and people who came from overseas France The ratio of ethnic minorities is difficult to estimate accurately as French law prohibits the collection of ethnic data for census taking purposes In 2018 the poverty rate was twice the national average at 28 the unemployment rate was 3 per cent above the national average and 4 percentage points above the Ile de France average at 12 7 In 2018 it was estimated that 8 20 of the population in the department were illegal immigrants 5 Population development since 1881 Historical populationYearPop p a 1881180 412 1891230 992 2 50 1901307 329 2 90 1911411 443 2 96 1921504 956 2 07 1931769 315 4 30 1936776 378 0 18 1946730 361 0 61 1954845 231 1 84 YearPop p a 19621 083 724 3 16 19681 249 606 2 40 19751 322 127 0 81 19821 324 301 0 02 19901 381 197 0 53 19991 382 861 0 01 20061 491 972 1 09 20111 529 928 0 50 20161 606 660 0 98 Sources 6 7 Education Edit An education study confirmed falling levels of literacy in the area where the percentage of pupils who had 25 errors or more increased from 5 4 in 1987 to 19 8 in 2015 4 Place of birth of residents Edit Place of birth of residents of Seine Saint Denis in 1999 Born in metropolitan France Born outside metropolitan France72 5 27 5 Born inoverseas France Born in foreign countries with French citizenship at birth1 EU 15 immigrants2 Non EU 15 immigrants3 1 2 7 4 4 17 3 1 This group is made up largely of former French settlers such as Pieds Noirs in Northwest Africa followed by former colonial citizens who had French citizenship at birth such as was often the case for the native elite in French colonies as well as to a lesser extent foreign born children of French expatriates Note that a foreign country is understood as a country not part of France in 1999 so a person born for example in 1950 in Algeria when Algeria was an integral part of France is nonetheless listed as a person born in a foreign country in French statistics 2 An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth Note that an immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France but is still considered an immigrant in French statistics On the other hand persons born in France with foreign citizenship the children of immigrants are not listed as immigrants Politics EditThe president of the Departmental Council is Stephane Troussel first elected in 2012 Presidential elections 2nd round Edit Election Winning Candidate Party 2nd Place Candidate Party 2022 8 Emmanuel Macron LREM 73 72 Marine Le Pen FN 26 282017 9 Emmanuel Macron LREM 78 82 Marine Le Pen FN 21 182012 Francois Hollande PS 65 32 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 34 682007 Segolene Royal PS 56 54 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 43 462002 9 Jacques Chirac RPR 82 56 Jean Marie Le Pen FN 17 441995 10 Lionel Jospin PS 51 84 Jacques Chirac RPR 48 16Current National Assembly Representatives Edit Seine Saint Denis s constituencies for the National Assembly Constituency Member 11 PartySeine Saint Denis s 1st constituency Eric Coquerel La France InsoumiseSeine Saint Denis s 2nd constituency Stephane Peu French Communist PartySeine Saint Denis s 3rd constituency Thomas Portes La France InsoumiseSeine Saint Denis s 4th constituency Soumya Bourouaha French Communist PartySeine Saint Denis s 5th constituency Raquel Garrido La France InsoumiseSeine Saint Denis s 6th constituency Bastien Lachaud La France InsoumiseSeine Saint Denis s 7th constituency Alexis Corbiere La France InsoumiseSeine Saint Denis s 8th constituency Fatiha Keloua Hachi Socialist PartySeine Saint Denis s 9th constituency Aurelie Trouve La France InsoumiseSeine Saint Denis s 10th constituency Nadege Abomangoli La France InsoumiseSeine Saint Denis s 11th constituency Clementine Autain La France InsoumiseSeine Saint Denis s 12th constituency Jerome Legavre La France InsoumiseTourism Edit Memorial to King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette in Basilica of St Denis Aerospace Museum in Le Bourget Stade de France Canal de l OurcqReferences Edit Repertoire national des elus les conseillers departementaux data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises in French 4 May 2022 Telechargement du fichier d ensemble des populations legales en 2019 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 29 December 2021 a b Populations legales 2019 93 Seine Saint Denis INSEE a b c N 1014 Rapport d information de MM Francois Cornut Gentille et Rodrigue Kokouendo depose en application de l article 146 3 du reglement par le comite d evaluation et de controle des politiques publiques sur l evaluation de l action de l Etat dans l exercice de ses missions regaliennes en Seine Saint Denis www assemblee nationale fr Retrieved 2018 07 08 Immigration clandestine la Seine Saint Denis debordee FIGARO in French 2018 07 04 Retrieved 2018 07 08 Historique de la Seine Saint Denis Le SPLAF Evolution et structure de la population en 2016 INSEE Les resultats du second tour de l election presidentielle 19 April 2022 a b Presidentielles Resultats de l election presidentielle de 1995 par departement Politiquemania Nationale Assemblee Assemblee nationale Les deputes le vote de la loi le Parlement francais Assemblee nationale Further reading EditBedarida Catherine 29 September 2008 Seine Saint Denis naissance d un ghetto Seine Saint Denis birth of a ghetto Le Monde Kefi Ramses 30 January 2015 Pourquoi toujours le 9 3 Why is it always Seine Saint Denis L Obs External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Seine Saint Denis category Seine Saint Denis Departmental Council in French Prefecture website in French Seine Saint Denis Tourist Board Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Seine Saint Denis amp oldid 1140156195, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
