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Saint-Denis (/ ˌ s æ̃ d ə ˈ n iː /, French: [sɛ̃d(ə)ni] ⓘ) is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.4 km (5.8 mi) from the centre of Paris. Saint-Denis is the second most populated suburb of Paris (after Boulogne-Billancourt), with a population of 113,116 at the 2020 census
Map of the tombs in Saint-Denis Basilica; The Treasures of Saint-Denis – scholarly article from 1915 on the important and mostly destroyed treasures; L'Internaute Magazine: Diaporama (in French) Satellite image from Google Maps; Saint-Denis, a town in the Middle Ages; Photos of tombs and the Basilica (in French) Photos of the windows at the ...
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.
The arrondissement of Saint-Denis (French: arrondissement de Saint-Denis) is an arrondissement (district) of France in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, Île-de-France. It has 9 communes . [ 2 ] Its population is 451,934 (2021), and its area is 47.4 km 2 (18.3 sq mi).
In 1968, the department Seine-Saint-Denis was created from parts of the former departments Seine and Seine-et-Oise, and the arrondissements of Bobigny and Le Raincy became part of it. [4] The arrondissement of Saint-Denis was recreated in February 1993 from part of the arrondissement of Bobigny. [5]
The ancient Roman route (Flanders road) leading to Saint-Denis, Pontoise and Rouen competed with the Route de Senlis (Rue Saint-Martin) but gained an advantage over it with the demolition of the Grand Pont (see Pont au Change) and the development of the royal Abbey of Saint-Denis, becoming the triumphal way for royal entries into the capital.
The closest station to l'Île-Saint-Denis is Saint-Denis station, which is an interchange station on Paris RER line D and on the Transilien Paris – Nord suburban rail line. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Saint-Denis, 0.4 km (0.25 mi) from the town center of l'Île-Saint-Denis. Tram T1 stops near Île-Saint-Denis's town ...
Saint-Denis station is a railway station serving Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris in Seine-Saint-Denis department, France. It is on the lines from Paris-Nord to Pontoise , Beauvais and Creil .