Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis

Saint-Denis
Subprefecture and commune
Basilica of Saint-Denis
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments
Location of Saint-Denis
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Coordinates: 48°56′08″N 2°21′14″E / 48.9356°N 2.3539°E / 48.9356; 2.3539
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-Saint-Denis
Arrondissement	Saint-Denis
Canton	Saint-Denis-1 and 2
Intercommunality	Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Mathieu Hanotin[1]
Area 1	12.36 km2 (4.77 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	113,942
• Density	9,200/km2 (24,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Dionysien
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	93066 /93200, 93210 (La Plaine)
Elevation	23–46 m (75–151 ft)
Website	ville-saint-denis.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Denis (/ˌsæ̃dəˈniː/, French: [sɛ̃d(ə)ni] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.4 km (5.8 mi) from the centre of Paris. Saint-Denis is the second most populated suburb of Paris (after Boulogne-Billancourt), with a population of 113,116 at the 2020 census. It is a subprefecture (French: sous-préfecture) of the department of Seine-Saint-Denis, being the seat of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis. It is also part of the Métropole du Grand Paris.

Saint-Denis is home to the royal necropolis of the Basilica of Saint-Denis and was also the location of the associated abbey. It is also home to France's national football and rugby stadium, the Stade de France, built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Saint-Denis is a formerly industrial suburb currently changing its economic base.