Arrondissements of the Seine-Saint-Denis department explained

The 3 arrondissements of the Seine-Saint-Denis department are:^[1]

1. Arrondissement of Bobigny, (prefecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis département: Bobigny) with 9 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 415,958 in 2016.
2. Arrondissement of Le Raincy, (subprefecture: Le Raincy) with 22 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 755,392 in 2016.
3. Arrondissement of Saint-Denis, (subprefecture: Saint-Denis) with 9 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 435,310 in 2016.

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,^[2] and the arrondissement of Le Raincy was created as part of the department Seine-et-Oise.^[3] The arrondissement of Bobigny was created in 1964 as part of the department Seine.^[2] 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]

In January 2017 six communes passed from the arrondissement of Bobigny to the arrondissement of Le Raincy.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Populations légales 2016. December 2018. 2019-10-28. INSEE.
2. http://splaf.free.fr/75o.html Ancien département : la Seine
3. http://splaf.free.fr/78o.html Ancien département : la Seine-et-Oise
4. http://splaf.free.fr/93his.html Historique de la Seine-Saint-Denis
5. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000528666 Décret n° 93-259 du 26 février 1993 portant création de l'arrondissement de Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis)
6. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 30 December 2016. 25-27. 2019-10-28.