The 3 arrondissements of the Seine-Saint-Denis department are:
Arrondissement of Bobigny, (prefecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis département: Bobigny) with 9 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 439,276 in 2021. Arrondissement of Le Raincy, (subprefecture: Le Raincy) with 22 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 777,460 in 2021. Arrondissement of Saint-Denis, (subprefecture: Saint-Denis) with 9 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 451,934 in 2021.
History
In 1800, the arrondissement of Saint-Denis was established as part of the department Seine. In 1962, the arrondissement of Saint-Denis was disbanded,Ancien département : la Seine and the arrondissement of Le Raincy was created as part of the department Seine-et-Oise.Ancien département : la Seine-et-Oise The arrondissement of Bobigny was created in 1964 as part of the department Seine. 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.Historique de la Seine-Saint-Denis The arrondissement of Saint-Denis was recreated in February 1993 from part of the arrondissement of Bobigny.Décret n° 93-259 du 26 février 1993 portant création de l'arrondissement de Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis)
In January 2017, six communes passed from the arrondissement of Bobigny to the arrondissement of Le Raincy.
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