L'Île-Saint-Denis
Encyclopedia
L'Île-Saint-Denis is a commune
in the northern suburbs of Paris
, France
. It is located 9.4 km (5.8 mi) from the center of Paris
.
The commune is entirely contained on an island of the Seine
River, hence its name.
and on the Transilien Paris – Nord suburban rail line. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Saint-Denis, 0.4 km (0.248549094659923 mi) from the town center of L'Île-Saint-Denis.
A new tramway line is being built through the center of the island with a station at Île-Saint-Denis's town hall. The line will open in mid 2012.
n countries. Nadir Dendoune, a local author, said that L'Île-Saint-Denis had racial and ethnic diversity in the 1980s, as the neighborhood housed various groups of poor people, including Arabs, Black people, ethnic French, and eastern Europeans, and that at that time half of the students in area schools were White. In 2005, according to Dendoune, few of the students were White.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the northern suburbs of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is located 9.4 km (5.8 mi) from the center of Paris
Kilometre Zero
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The commune is entirely contained on an island of the Seine
Seine
The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...
River, hence its name.
Heraldry
Transport
L'Île-Saint-Denis is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to L'Île-Saint-Denis is Saint-Denis station, which is an interchange station on Paris RER line DRER D
The RER D is one of the five lines in the RER rapid transit system serving :Paris, France.The line officially runs from the northern terminus Orry-la-Ville – Coye to the southern terminuses Melun and Malesherbes...
and on the Transilien Paris – Nord suburban rail line. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Saint-Denis, 0.4 km (0.248549094659923 mi) from the town center of L'Île-Saint-Denis.
A new tramway line is being built through the center of the island with a station at Île-Saint-Denis's town hall. The line will open in mid 2012.
Demographics
Since the 1960s L'Île-Saint-Denis housed immigrants, mostly from North AfricaNorth Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
n countries. Nadir Dendoune, a local author, said that L'Île-Saint-Denis had racial and ethnic diversity in the 1980s, as the neighborhood housed various groups of poor people, including Arabs, Black people, ethnic French, and eastern Europeans, and that at that time half of the students in area schools were White. In 2005, according to Dendoune, few of the students were White.