L'Île-Saint-Denis
Commune in Île-de-France, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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L'Île-Saint-Denis (French pronunciation: [lil sɛ̃ dəni] ⓘ, locally [lil sɛ̃ d(ə)ni]; lit. 'Saint Denis Island') is a French commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located 9.4 km (5.8 mi) from the centre of Paris.
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L'Île-Saint-Denis | |
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Coordinates: 48°56′00″N 2°20′00″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
Arrondissement | Saint-Denis |
Canton | Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine |
Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Mohamed Gnabaly[1] |
Area 1 | 1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 8,664 |
• Density | 4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
Demonym | Îlodionysiens |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 93039 /93450 |
Website | www.lile-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. |
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The commune is entirely contained on an island of the Seine, hence its name.
Along with the communes of Saint-Denis and Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, L'Île-Saint-Denis will form the Olympic Village of the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3] This allows 85% of athletes to be 30 minutes from their competition venues.