Saint-Denis is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France, about 9.4 kilometres from the centre of the capital. With 149,077 inhabitants in 2023 it is the most populated suburb of Paris, and since 1 January 2025 the second most populated commune in the Ile-de-France after Paris itself. It is a subprefecture of the department of Seine-Saint-Denis, seat of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, and part of the Metropole du Grand Paris. The commune is home to the royal necropolis in the Basilica of Saint-Denis and the associated abbey, and to the Stade de France, built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup and used for the 2024 Summer Olympics. It is a formerly industrial suburb whose economic base is changing.
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with a population of 149,077 as of 2023
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is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France
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Saint-Denis (; French: [sɛ̃d(ə)ni] ) is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France
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