Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis
Saint-Denis | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 48°56′08″N 2°21′14″E / 48.9356°N 2.3539°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
Arrondissement | Saint-Denis |
Canton | Saint-Denis-1 and 2 |
Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Mathieu Hanotin[1] |
Area 1 | 12.36 km2 (4.77 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 113,942 |
• Density | 9,200/km2 (24,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Dionysien |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 93066 /93200, 93210 (La Plaine) |
Elevation | 23–46 m (75–151 ft) |
Website | ville-saint-denis.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Denis (
Saint-Denis is home to the royal necropolis of the Basilica of Saint-Denis and was also the location of the associated abbey. It is also home to France's national football and rugby stadium, the Stade de France, built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Saint-Denis is a formerly industrial suburb currently changing its economic base.
Name
Until the 3rd century, Saint-Denis was a small settlement called Catolacus or Catulliacum, probably meaning "estate of Catullius", a
In 1793, during the French Revolution, under the dictatorship of Robespierre, Saint-Denis was renamed Franciade in a gesture of rejection of religion. In 1803, however, under the Consulate of Napoléon Bonaparte, the city reverted to its former name of Saint-Denis.
History
During its history, Saint-Denis has been closely associated with the French royal house. Starting from Dagobert I (c. 603–639), almost every French king was buried in the Basilica.
However, Saint-Denis is older than that. In the 2nd century, there was a
In 1140,
The new church was consecrated in 1144.Saint-Denis was depopulated in the Hundred Years' War; of its 10,000 citizens, only 3,000 remained after the war.
During the
King
During the French Revolution, not only was the city renamed "Franciade" from 1793 to 1803, but the royal
The last king to be interred in Saint-Denis was
On 1 January 1860, the city of
During the 19th century, Saint-Denis became increasingly industrialised. Transport was much improved: in 1824 the
The presence of so many industries also gave rise to an important
During the
After the war, the economic crisis of the 1970s and 1980s hit the city, which was strongly dependent on its heavy industry.
During the 1990s, however, the city started to grow again. The 1998 FIFA World Cup provided an enormous impulse; the main stadium for the tournament, the
Since 2000, Saint-Denis has worked with seven neighbouring communes (Aubervilliers, Villetaneuse, Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, Épinay-sur-Seine, L'Île-Saint-Denis (since 2003), Stains (since 2003), and La Courneuve (since 2005)) in Plaine Commune.
In 2003, together with Paris, Saint-Denis hosted the second European Social Forum.
On 13–14 November 2015, Saint-Denis was the main location of a series of mass shootings and hostage-takings just outside the Stade de France. On 18 November, a major follow-up raid occurred. Several suspects were killed, including alleged mastermind Abdelhamid Abaaoud.[5]
In 2016, Saint-Denis was one of the host cities of the UEFA European Football Championships, including the opening game.[6]
Heraldry
- Motto : Saint Denys Montjoie !
- The coat of arms are described in Old French by the phrase: Azure semé de lys Or (also known as France ancien).
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Arms of Saint-Denis
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Arms on the front of the post office, rue de la République
Population
Inhabitants of Saint-Denis are called Dionysiens in French.[7]
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Source: EHESS[8] and INSEE (1968–2017)[9] |
Immigration
Born in metropolitan France | Born outside metropolitan France | |||
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64.4% | 35.6% | |||
Born in overseas France |
Born in foreign countries with French citizenship at birth1 | EU-15 immigrants2
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Non-EU-15 immigrants | |
4.3% | 2.5% | 5.5% | 23.3% | |
1 This group is made up largely of former French settlers, such as 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. |
Maghrebians
As of 2008[update] 18.1% of the population of Saint-Denis was Maghrebian.[10] Melissa K. Brynes, author of French Like Us? Municipal Policies and North African Migrants in the Parisian Banlieues, 1945–1975, wrote that in the middle of the 20th century, "few of [the Paris-area communes with North African populations] were as engaged with their migrant communities as the Dionysiens."[11]
Transport
Saint-Denis is served by
- Front Populaire
- Carrefour Pleyel
- Saint-Denis - Porte de Paris (closest Metro station to the Stade de France)
- Saint Denis Basilica)
- Saint-Denis – Université
- T1: Asnières-Gennevilliers – Noisy-le-Sec:
- T5: Saint-Denis – Garges-Sarcelles
- T8: Saint-Denis – Épinay-sur-Seine / Villetaneuse
Regional Rail:
- La Plaine – Stade de France: RER line B
- Stade de France – Saint-Denis: RER line D
- Saint-Denis:
- Transilien Paris – Nord(Line H) suburban rail line.
- RER Line D
Crime
Saint-Denis has a comparatively higher crime rate than most surroundings communes, with higher rates of robbery, drugs offences and murder.[12]
In 2010 Saint-Denis had the highest rate of violent crime in France with 1,899 violent robberies and 1,031 assaults (an average of six robberies and three assaults per day)[13]
To fight insecurity and delinquency, the
In 2014, a total of 14,437 crimes were reported for 110,000 inhabitants.[15][16]
Saint-Denis made international headlines for
Education
Saint-Denis has 29 public preschools/nursery schools (écoles maternelles).[19] Saint-Denis has 30 public elementary schools (écoles élémentaires), with one of those schools (École Élémentaire Maria Casarès) being an intercommunal school.[20] Saint-Denis has eight public junior high schools (collèges).[21] Saint-Denis has the following senior high schools/sixth-form colleges: Lycée Bartholdi, Lycée Paul Éluard, Lycée Suger, and Lycée d’application de l’E.N.N.A.[22]
Saint-Denis has one private elementary, middle, and high school (
Notable people
- Nakibou Aboubakari, footballer
- Sami Ameziane, humourist (Comte de Bouderbala )
- Jean-Christophe Bahebeck, footballer
- Paule Baudouin, handball player
- Vincent Belorgey, DJ
- Maurice Beyina, basketball player
- Thievy Bifouma, footballer
- Ernest Cadine, athlete
- Franck Chantalou, karateka
- Vincent Clarico, athlete
- Angelo Debarre, musician
- Pierre Degeyter, composer
- Charles Dezobry, author
- Paul Éluard, poet
- Auguste Gillot , mayor
- Jean-Marc Grava, athlete
- Auriol Guillaume, footballer
- Abdelaziz Kamara, footballer
- Vasseko Karamoko, footballer
- Jonathan Kodjia, footballer
- Moussa Koita, footballer
- Albert Lebourg , painter
- L.E.J, musical trio
- Loic Lumbillafootballer
- Rosere Manguelle, footballer
- Pierre Michelot, bassist
- Claude Monet, painter
- Louis-Gabriel Moreau, painter
- Astride N'Gouan, handball player
- Rodrigue Nordin, athlete
- Sabrina Ouazani, actress
- Francisque Poulbot, illustrator
- Barbara Pravi, singer-songwriter
- Michael Raffaelli, painter
- Soukeina Sagna, handball player
- Yannis Salibur, footballer
- Kool Shen, rapper (Suprême NTM)[23]
- Paul Signac, painter
- William Soliman, basketball player
- Joey Starr, rapper (Suprême NTM)[23]
- Brahim Thiam, footballer
- Alassane Touré, footballer
- Alioune Touré, footballer
- Yannick Urbino, athlete
- Maurice Utrillo, painter
- Anne Vernon, actress
- Sofiane Zermani, musician
Points of interest
- Basilica of Saint-Denis, a 12th-century church, burial place of kings of France
- Stade de France, the national stadium of France
- Cité du Cinéma, film studios founded by Luc Besson.
Twin towns — sister cities
Saint-Denis is
- Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain
- Gera, Thuringia, Germany
- Tiznit, Morocco
- Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom[24]
- Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil
- Sesto San Giovanni, Lombardy, Italy
- Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Nazareth, Israel
In popular culture
The 2018 video game
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Rolf, Toman (ed.) (2004). Der Gothisch. Ullmann & Könemann
- ^ Swaan, Wim (1969). The Gothic Cathedral
- ^ Irish, John; Blachier, Gregory (19 November 2015). "'Spider in web' mastermind of Paris attacks killed in raid". Reuters. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Saint-Denis getting in the mood for EURO". UEFA.com. 13 June 2015.
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 93 - Seine-Saint-Denis, habitants.fr
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Denis, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ISBN 0549874585, 9780549874584.
- ISBN 0549741224, 9780549741220. p. 283.
- ^ "Paris attacks turn spotlight on Saint Denis banlieue". BBC News. 18 November 2015.
- ^ "LE PALMARES DE LA VIOLENCE, VILLE PAR VILLE" (PDF). Le Figaro.
- ^ "Création de 49 nouvelles Zones de Sécurité Prioritaires (ZSP) / Dossiers de presse / Presse - Ministère de l'Intérieur". Archived from the original on 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Délinquance et criminalite à Saint-Denis (93200)". 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Chiffres délinquance Saint Denis (93200)".
- ^ Schofield, Hugh (3 June 2022). "Champions League Final: Post-match violence shakes up French election race". BBC News. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Reader question: Is the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis really a no-go zone?". The Local. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "La liste des écoles maternelles de Saint-Denis Archived 10 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine." Saint-Denis. Retrieved on 1 February 2012.
- ^ "La liste des écoles élémentaires de Saint-Denis." Saint-Denis. Retrieved on 1 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Les collèges dans la ville Archived 30 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine." Saint-Denis. Retrieved on 31 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Les lycées dans la ville Archived 4 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine." Saint-Denis. Retrieved on 31 January 2012.
- ^ ISBN 0822317206, 9780822317203. p. 142.
- ^ "MINUTE OF MEETING OF COATBRIDGE AREA COMMITTEE" (PDF). North Lanarkshire Council. 23 June 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
Further reading
- Hirji, Shazmin. "Outside Paris" (Archive). The Harvard Crimson. 13 September 2012. - Opinion section
External links
Media related to Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis) at Wikimedia Commons
- City council website (in French)
- Saint-Denis, a town in the Middle Ages (in English)