Seine-Saint-Denis

Seine-Saint-Denis
Basilica of Saint-Denis
Flag of Seine-Saint-Denis
Coat of arms of Seine-Saint-Denis
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
 • Total236 km2 (91 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total1,668,670
 • Rank4th
 • Density7,100/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
GDP
 • Total€66.227 billion (2021)
 • Per capita€38,688 (2021)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number93
Arrondissements3
Cantons21
Communes40
^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 2019, it had a population of 1,644,903 across 40 communes.[4] In French, the learned but rarely used demonym for the inhabitants of Seine-Saint-Denis is Séquano-Dionysiens; more common is Dionysiens.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 regions". ec.europa.eu.
  4. ^ Populations légales 2019: 93 Seine-Saint-Denis, INSEE

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