Seine-Saint-Denis

Seine-Saint-Denis
Department
Prefecture building of the Seine-Saint-Denis department, in Bobigny
Coat of arms
Location of Seine-Saint-Denis in France
Coordinates: 48°54′N 02°29′E / 48.900°N 2.483°E / 48.900; 2.483Coordinates: 48°54′N 02°29′E / 48.900°N 2.483°E / 48.900; 2.483
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Prefecture	Bobigny
Subprefectures	Le Raincy Saint-Denis
Government
• President of the General Council	Claude Bartolone (PS)
Area
• Total	236 km2 (91 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	1,552,482
• Rank	6th
• Density	6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Department number	93
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	21
Communes	40
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Seine-Saint-Denis (French pronunciation: ​[sɛn.sɛ̃.də.ni]) is a French department located in the Île-de-France region. Locally, it is often referred to colloquially as quatre-vingt treize or neuf trois (i.e. "ninety-three" or "nine three"), after its official administrative number, 93.

The learned and rarely used demonym for the inhabitants is Séquano-Dionysiens; more common is Dionysiens.

Seine-Saint-Denis is located to the northeast 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 Paris the Greater Paris since January 1st 2016.

Seine-Saint-Denis is made up of three departmental arrondissements and 40 communes:

Seine-Saint-Denis was created in January 1968, through the implementation of a law passed in July 1964. It was formed from the part of the (hitherto larger) Seine department to the north and north-east of the Paris ring road (and the line of the old city walls), together with a small slice taken from Seine-et-Oise.