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Seine-Saint-Denis
Department of France
Basilica of Saint-Denis
Basilica of Saint-Denis
Flag of Seine-Saint-Denis
Flag
Coat of arms of Seine-Saint-Denis
Coat of arms
Location of Seine-Saint-Denis in France
Location of Seine-Saint-Denis in France
Coordinates: 48°54′N 02°29′E / 48.900°N 2.483°E / 48.900; 2.483
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
PrefectureBobigny
SubprefecturesLe Raincy
Saint-Denis
Government
 • President of the Departmental CouncilStéphane Troussel[1] (PS)
 • PrefectJacques Witkowski
Area
1
 • Total
236 km2 (91 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total
1,704,316
 • Rank4th
 • Density7,220/km2 (18,700/sq mi)
GDP
[3]
 • Total€66.227 billion (2021)
 • Per capita€38,688 (2021)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number93
Arrondissements3
Cantons21
Communes39
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Seine-Saint-Denis (French pronunciation: [sɛn sɛ̃ d(ə)ni] ⓘ) is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the Île-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.

In 2023, it had a population of 1,644,903 across 39 communes.[4]

Geography

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Principal towns

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The most populous commune is Saint-Denis; the prefecture Bobigny is the ninth-most populous. As of 2023, there are 6 communes with more than 70,000 inhabitants:[4]

Commune Population (2023)
Saint-Denis 149,077
Montreuil 111,934
Aubervilliers 88,365
Aulnay-sous-Bois 87,599
Noisy-le-Grand 72,978
Drancy 72,390

Administration

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Seine-Saint-Denis is made up of three departmental arrondissements and 39 communes:[4]

Arrondissement of
Saint-Denis:

  1. Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
  2. Aubervilliers
  3. Saint-Denis
  4. L'Île-Saint-Denis
  5. Épinay-sur-Seine
  6. Villetaneuse
  7. Pierrefitte-sur-Seine (part of Saint-Denis since 2025)
  8. Stains
  9. La Courneuve

Arrondissement of
Bobigny:

  1. Dugny
  2. Le Bourget
  3. Drancy
  4. Bobigny
  5. Bondy
  6. Les Pavillons-sous-Bois
  7. Noisy-le-Sec
  8. Romainville
  9. Pantin
  10. Le Pré-Saint-Gervais
  11. Les Lilas
  12. Bagnolet
  13. Montreuil
  14. Rosny-sous-Bois
  15. Villemomble

Arrondissement of
Le Raincy:

  1. Neuilly-Plaisance
  2. Neuilly-sur-Marne
  3. Noisy-le-Grand
  4. Gournay-sur-Marne
  5. Gagny
  6. Le Raincy
  7. Clichy-sous-Bois
  8. Montfermeil
  9. Coubron
  10. Vaujours
  11. Livry-Gargan
  12. Sevran
  13. Aulnay-sous-Bois
  14. Le Blanc-Mesnil
  15. Villepinte
  16. Tremblay-en-France

History

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In 2017, Seine-Saint-Denis was the location of 18% of all drug offences in metropolitan France.[5] In 2018, the department had the highest crime rate in metropolitan France.[5] When two suspects (known criminals from the department) were arrested in the 2025 Louvre robbery it was noted by The Guardian to have the highest poverty and crime rate in mainland France.[6]

Demographics

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In 2018, the poverty rate was twice the national average at 28%, the unemployment rate was 3% above the national average, at 12.7%. In 2018, it was estimated that 8–20% of the population in the department were illegal immigrants.[7]

Population development since 1881:

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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%
19621,083,724+3.16%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,249,606+2.40%
1975 1,322,127+0.81%
1982 1,324,301+0.02%
1990 1,381,197+0.53%
1999 1,382,861+0.01%
2007 1,502,340+1.04%
2012 1,538,726+0.48%
2017 1,623,111+1.07%
2023 1,704,316+0.82%
Sources:[8][9]

Education

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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.[5]

Place of birth of residents

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Place of birth of residents of Seine-Saint-Denis in 1999
Born in metropolitan France Born outside metropolitan France
72.5% 27.5%
Born in
overseas France		 Born in foreign countries with French citizenship at birth1 EU-15 immigrants2 Non-EU-15 immigrants
3.1% 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. 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. 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

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Presidential elections 2nd round

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ElectionWinning candidateParty%2nd place candidateParty%
2022[10] Emmanuel Macron LREM 73.72 Marine Le Pen FN 26.28
2017[11] Emmanuel Macron LREM 78.82 Marine Le Pen FN 21.18
2012 François Hollande PS 65.32 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 34.68
2007 Ségolène Royal PS 56.54 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 43.46
2002[11] Jacques Chirac RPR 82.56 Jean-Marie Le Pen FN 17.44
1995[12] Lionel Jospin PS 51.84 Jacques Chirac RPR 48.16

Current National Assembly Representatives

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Seine-Saint-Denis's constituencies for the National Assembly
ConstituencyMember[13]Party
Seine-Saint-Denis's 1st constituency Éric Coquerel La France Insoumise
Seine-Saint-Denis's 2nd constituency Stéphane Peu French Communist Party
Seine-Saint-Denis's 3rd constituency Thomas Portes La France Insoumise
Seine-Saint-Denis's 4th constituency Soumya Bourouaha French Communist Party
Seine-Saint-Denis's 5th constituency Aly Diouara Seine-Saint-Denis at Heart!
Seine-Saint-Denis's 6th constituency Bastien Lachaud La France Insoumise
Seine-Saint-Denis's 7th constituency Alexis Corbière L'Après
Seine-Saint-Denis's 8th constituency Fatiha Keloua Hachi Socialist Party
Seine-Saint-Denis's 9th constituency Aurélie Trouvé La France Insoumise
Seine-Saint-Denis's 10th constituency Nadège Abomangoli La France Insoumise
Seine-Saint-Denis's 11th constituency Clémentine Autain L'Après
Seine-Saint-Denis's 12th constituency Jérôme Legavre Independent Workers' Party

Tourism

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References

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  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 4 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 regions". ec.europa.eu.
  4. 1 2 3 Populations de référence 2023: 93 Seine-Saint-Denis, INSEE
  5. 1 2 3 "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.
  6. ↑ Henley, Jon (Oct 26, 2025). "French police arrest two men over €88m Louvre jewel heist". The Guardian.
  7. ↑ "Immigration clandestine : la Seine-Saint-Denis débordée". FIGARO (in French). 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
  8. ↑ "Historique de la Seine-Saint-Denis". Le SPLAF.
  9. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  10. ↑ "Les résultats du second tour de l'élection présidentielle". 19 April 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Présidentielles".
  12. ↑ "Résultats de l'élection présidentielle de 1995 par département - Politiquemania".
  13. ↑ Nationale, Assemblée. "Assemblée nationale ~ Les députés, le vote de la loi, le Parlement français". Assemblée nationale.

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