Saint-Denis
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Saint-Denis
Summary
Saint-Denis is a commune of France[1]. Saint-Denis ranks in the top 0.11% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,516 views/month, #35 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Saint-Denis is located in Seine-Saint-Denis[3].
- Saint-Denis is located in arrondissement of Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis[4].
- Saint-Denis is located in Grand Paris[5].
- Saint-Denis is in the country of France[6].
- Saint-Denis is on the body of water Seine[7].
- Saint-Denis is on the body of water Canal Saint-Denis[8].
- Saint-Denis's head of government is recorded as Mathieu Hanotin[9].
- Saint-Denis's instance of is recorded as commune of France[10].
- Saint-Denis's shares border with is recorded as Paris[11].
- Saint-Denis's shares border with is recorded as Aubervilliers[12].
- Saint-Denis's shares border with is recorded as Épinay-sur-Seine[13].
- Saint-Denis's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine[14].
- Saint-Denis's shares border with is recorded as La Courneuve[15].
- Saint-Denis's shares border with is recorded as Sarcelles[16].
- Saint-Denis's shares border with is recorded as Stains[17].
- Saint-Denis's shares border with is recorded as Villetaneuse[18].
- Saint-Denis's shares border with is recorded as L'Île-Saint-Denis[19].
- Saint-Denis's shares border with is recorded as Montmagny[20].
- Basilica of Saint-Denis is named after Saint-Denis[21].
- Saint-Denis's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gera[22].
- Saint-Denis's twinned administrative body is recorded as Córdoba[23].
- Saint-Denis's twinned administrative body is recorded as Porto Alegre[24].
- Saint-Denis's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sesto San Giovanni[25].
- Saint-Denis's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gaza City[26].
- Saint-Denis's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tuzla[27].
Body
Geography
Saint-Denis is in the country of France[6]. Located in include Seine-Saint-Denis[3], a department of France[28], in France[29], founded in 1968[30]; arrondissement of Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis[4], an arrondissement of France[31], in France[32], founded in 1993[33]; and Grand Paris[5], a public institution of intermunicipal cooperation with own taxation[34], in France[35], founded in 2016[36], headquartered in Paris[37]. Adjacent water bodies include Seine[7], a main stem[38], in France[39] and Canal Saint-Denis[8], a canal[40], in France[41].
Physical Characteristics
Saint-Denis covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+15.77'}[42]. Population counts include {'amount': '+146321'}[43], {'amount': '+148907'}[44], and {'amount': '+149077'}[45].
Designation and Status
Saint-Denis's instance of is recorded as commune of France[10].
History and Context
January 1, 2025 marks the founding of Saint-Denis[46]. Basilica of Saint-Denis is named after Saint-Denis[21].
Why It Matters
Saint-Denis ranks in the top 0.11% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,516 views/month, #35 of 31,031).[2] Saint-Denis has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Saint-Denis is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]