L'Île-Saint-Denis
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Commune of L'Île-Saint-Denis |
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Location | |
Paris and inner ring départements | |
Coordinates | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
Arrondissement | Saint-Denis |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Plaine Commune |
Statistics | |
Land area¹ | 1.77 km² |
Population² (January 2006 census) |
7,209 |
- Density | 4,073/km² (2006) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
L'Île-Saint-Denis (i.e. the Saint-Denis island) is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.4 km. (5.8 miles) from the center of Paris.
The commune is entirely contained on an island of the Seine River, hence its name.
[edit] 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 D and on the Transilien Paris – Nord suburban rail line. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Saint-Denis, 0.4 km.(0.3 miles) from the town center of L'Île-Saint-Denis.