Everything about Seine-saint-denis totally explained
Seine-Saint-Denis is a
French department located in the
Île-de-France region. In local
slang, it's known as "
l'neuf trois" (for example "the nine three"), after the official administrative number of the department, 93.
The habitants are called Sequano-Dyonisians
Geography
Seine-Saint-Denis is located to the north-east of
Paris. It has a surface area of only 236 km², 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"). They form, together with four other departments, the region of
Île-de-France.
Sequano-Dyonisian administration
Seine-Saint-Denis is made up of 3
departmental arrondissements and 40
communes:
Sequano-Dyonisian history
Seine-Saint-Denis was largely part of the
Seine department until 1964. It has a veritable history as a
left-wing stronghold, belonging to the
ceinture rouge of
Paris. The
French Communist Party especially has maintained a continued strong presence in the department, and still controls the city councils in cities such as
Saint-Denis,
Aubervilliers,
Bobigny, and
La Courneuve. Seine-Saint-Denis is the only department where the Communist Party has a majority in the general council. 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 - November, 9,000 cars were burned and 3,000 rioters were arrested.
Sequano-Dyonisian demographics
Seine-Saint-Denis is the department with the highest population share of
immigrants: 21.7% at the 1999 census (see table below). This figure doesn't 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. However estimates suggest there are 500,000 muslims out of a population of 1.2 million (Sequano-Dyonisians) . Saint Denis is also home to the Union of French Islamic Organizations (UOIF) in the Bourget district, which annually hosts one of Europe's major Muslim conferences, Paris-le-Bourget.
Immigration
Sequano-Dyonisian culture
A number of hip hop artists come from "93", including one of the first hip hop stars in France, Monsieur R(Richard Makela) as well as more recent acts such as NTM.
Miscellaneous topics
Seine-Saint-Denis was scheduled to be the site of a
2004 International Exhibition. However this event was cancelled.
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