Arrondissements of the Seine-Saint-Denis department

Arrondissements of the Seine-Saint-Denis département

In France, the chief town of an arrondissement is known as the sous-préfecture. When an arrondissement contains the préfecture (capital) of the département, that préfecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a préfecture and as a sous-préfecture. The Seine-Saint-Denis département of France has 3 arrondissements. These are:

1. Arrondissement of Bobigny, (préfecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis département: Bobigny) with 17 cantons and 15 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 523,849 in 1990, and was 529,237 in 1999, an increase of 1.03%.
2. Arrondissement of Le Raincy, (sous-préfecture: Le Raincy) with 13 cantons and 16 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 497,268 in 1990, and was 506,374 in 1999, an increase of 1.83%.
3. Arrondissement of Saint-Denis, (sous-préfecture: Saint-Denis) with 10 cantons and 9 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 360,080 in 1990, and was 347,250 in 1999, a decrease of 3.56%.]