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| Seine-Saint-Denis department | |
| Capital | Bobigny |
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| Residents | 1.632.677 (2018) |
| surface | 236 km² |
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Seine-Saint-Denis is a department in the French region Île-de-France. The department is located in the north of Paris and is part of the immediate vicinity of the capital. It borders in the south Paris as well as the other surrounding departments Val-de-Marne and Hauts-de-Seine. In the north it borders on the department Val-d'Oise and in the east Seine-et-Marne.
places
Map of Seine-Saint-Denis
- 1 Aulnay-sous-Bois
- 2 Bobigny is the prefecture (administrative seat) of the department.
- 3 Montreuil
- 4 Noisy-le-Grand
- 5 Noisy-le-Sec
- 6 Le Raincy
- 7 Saint-Denis - largest and historically most important city in the department
- 8 Villemomble
Other goals
background
The department was created in 1968 by splitting up the former Paris and Seine-et-Oise departments. It has the ordinal number 93 and is therefore also colloquial «Le neuf-trois» called. With 236 km² it is the third smallest department, but at the same time the one with the third largest population density (after Paris and Hauts-de-Seine). The proportion of migrants is very high at almost 30%, and the birth rate of 2.5 children per woman is the highest on mainland France. Large housing estates (grand ensembles or cités) from the 1960s and 70s. But there are also green areas such as the 417 hectare Parc Georges-Valbon or the peach espaliers of Montreuil.
getting there
The 1 Paris Charles-de-Gaulle Airport
(IATA: CDG) is located in the extreme northeast of the department. From there you can take the RER line B to Sevran, Aulnay-sous-Bois, Le Bourget, La Courneuve / Aubervilliers or the Stade de France.
At the 2 Charles-de-Gaulle Airport TGV station 2 stop the Thalys from Amsterdam and Brussels; TGV lines from Brussels, Lille, Strasbourg, Mulhouse, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Bordeaux, Nantes and Rennes. Coming from Germany, you drive to the Parisian 3 Gare du Nord or 4 Gare de l’Est and change there to the appropriate RER line. There is also a trip to the from Switzerland 5 Gare de Lyon in question, where there is also a connection to the RER.
The eastern branches of the RER lines A, B and E connect Paris with various places in the Seine-Saint-Denis department.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Basilique de Saint-Denis
Churches
- 1 Saint-Denis Cathedral - Royal Basilica de Saint-Denis (basilique Saint-Denis). The royal basilica of Saint-Denis was the church of a wealthy abbey during the Middle Ages and the first monumental work of art of Gothic art. The royal burial and consecration site houses the tombs of the French kings and has extraordinary grave sculptures from the XII. and XVI. Century.
Museums
Musée de l’air et de l’espace
- 2 Musée de l’air et de l’espace (Museum of the Air and the Space), Aeroport de Paris - Le Bourget, 93353 Le Bourget. Tel.: (0)1 49 92 70 62.
Aviation and Space Museum. Accessible via bus line 350 (from metro station Porte de la Chapelle) or bus line 152 (from the metro station La Courneuve or RER station Le Bourget). The Le Bourget airfield, which was only 6 km north of Paris in World War I and has been used for civil aviation purposes since 1919, is known to connoisseurs as the starting point for the unsuccessful Atlantic crossing of Nungesser and Coli on May 8, 1927 and the one only two weeks later after the opposite Route known successful triumphant landing by Charles Lindbergh. It only receives private jets today. His museum makes the hearts of airplane fans beat faster: apart from the hangars located in Dugny, on the other side of the airport, where the reserves and restoration workshops are located, there is also the actual museum, housed in a listed building designed by the architect Labro from 1937 125,000 m² of exhibition space a complete panorama of the history of aviation from its beginnings to the present day, from the first balloon flights to the conquest of space. Free admission in the permanent exhibition with countless devices, for which at least half a day should be allowed. For the inside inspection of the two Concorde Aircraft, one Boeing 747 and one Dakota and a visit to the planetarium is charged a low admission price, the cockpit tours and test flights in the flight simulator (only organized during the French school holidays but also for adults) are a bit more expensive. Anyone who opts for these additional items on the program will literally fly by in the truest sense of the word.Open: daily except Mon 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (6 p.m. between April 1 and September 30.
- 3 Musée de l’Histoire vivante, Parc Montreau, 31 Boulevard Théophile Sueur, 93100 Montreuil. Tel.: (0)1 48 70 61 62, Email: [email protected].Bus stop Parc Montreau the bus lines 122 (from metro station Mairie de Montreuil or RER A station Val de Fontenay) or 301 (from RER A station Val de Fontena) A little-known museum that emerged from the "Société pour l'histoire vivante" founded in 1938 and opened in 1939 on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the French Revolution with an important collection of exhibits and documents on French and local history, including the various revolutions and social movements in France, on the Paris Commune, on the Dreyfuss Affair, on workers' and women's movements, on colonization, on the Resistance, on the communist movement, etc., which are shown in special exhibitions.Open: Wed - Sun 2 p.m. - 5 p.m., Sat Sun 2 p.m. - 5.30 p.m.Price: Entry 2 euros (as of 2010), free for children under 13, students and teachers.
- 4 Regional Museum of Chemin de fer Rosny-Rail, Gare de Rosny-sous-Bois, 1 Place des Martyrs de la Résistance, 93110 Rosny-sous-Bois. Tel.: (0)1 43 00 58 05, (0)1 41 60 44 74 (Sa afternoon).Regional Railway Museum Rosny-Rail. Accessible via the RER E line (direction Villiers-sur-Marne / Tournan, station Rosny-sous-Bois (Ville). Small museum for enthusiasts with an attached documentation center on the history of the railway and the model railway in the Rosny-sous-Bois station. The highlight of the exhibition is the engine driver's post (in original size), from which the visitor can control a model railway equipped with a miniature video camera. Exhibits on the past and present of the railway.Open: only Saturday afternoon 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- 5 Musée d’art et d’histoire de Saint-Denis (ancien carmel), 22 to avenue Gabriel Péri, 93200 Saint-Denis. Tel.: (0)1 42 43 05 10.
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- Pierre Cardin Museum, 33 Boulevard Victor Hugo, 93400 Saint-Ouen. Tel.: (0)1 49 21 08 20.
- 6 Eugène Carrière Museum, 3 rue Ernest Pêcheux, 93460 Gournay-sur-Marne (Accessible via the S-Bahn line RER E, station Chelles-Gournay, or bus 213, stop Place de l'Eglise de Gournay). Tel.: (0)1 43 05 37 34. Largely unknown place of memory of the painter and lithographer of Symbolism Eugène Carrière (1849-1906), born in Gournay in 1849, founder of the "Académie Carrière" and teacher of Matisse and Dérain. Original drawings, contemporary photos and engravings, documents and memorabilia that illustrate the artist's life and work are on display.Open: every first Sun of the month 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Buildings
Stade de France
- 1 Stade de France, 93216 Saint-Denis-La-Plaine (Accessible via the S-Bahn line RER B (RER station La Plaine Stade de France, 10 minutes walk) or RER D (RER station Stade de France - Saint-Denis, 15 minutes walk) plan).The always (in French, at certain times also in English) by official guides of the Stade de France A commented tour of the stadium, completed in 1998 by the architects Michel Macary, Aymeric Zublena, Michel Regembal and Claude Constantini, leads through areas that are generally not accessible to the public - from the players' changing rooms through the tunnel they Walk through to the grass field, from there up to the presidential box and the booths of the TV presenters. In addition, those who speak French or English learn all kinds of entertaining anecdotes about the construction of the stadium, its history, organizational processes and memorable events. For the lucky ones who own a card to a game, a one-off preparation for what is to come. For everyone else: an interesting look behind the scenes of the largest stadium in France (around 81,300 seats) and the football business. Partially barrier-free (maximum of 10 wheelchairs per group).Open: Guided tours Wed-Sun (from April 1st to September 30th, also on Mondays) 10.30 a.m. (English), 11.00 a.m., 1.00 p.m., 2.30 p.m. (English), 3.00 p.m., 5.00 p.m., from 01.04. until 30.09. also at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m.
Espaces d’Abraxas
- 7 Espaces d’Abraxas, Clos des Aulnes, 93160 Noisy-le-Grand (Bus 120 "Lycée International").The monumental residential complex was built between 1978 and 1983 according to plans by the Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill. It can be assigned to the postmodern style. The architect's goal was to create a "Versailles for the people ”. The facility served as a location for dystopian films such as Brazil (1985) and The Hunger Games - Mockingjay (2015), she is also in music videos by Stéphanie von Monaco (Ouragan, 1986) and Adel Tawil ft. Peachy (Do m’appelles, 2019).
Parks
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Parc Georges-Valbon
- 8 Parc Georges-Valbon (Parc de La Courneuve), between Saint-Denis, La Courneuve and Stains (Tram T11 station Dugny-La-Courneuve).417 hectare landscaped park.
- 9 Foret de Bondy, between Clichy-sous-Bois, Montfermeil and Coubron (Tram T4 Clichy-Montfermeil).170 hectares of woodland with oaks, chestnuts and hornbeams.
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activities
- 2 La Dynamo, 9 rue G. Josserand, 93500 Pantin.Center of the music festival Banlieues Bleues, which supports young talents especially in the field of innovative music styles around jazz, world music and electro.
kitchen
nightlife
climate
trips
literature
Web links
- Comité Départemental du Tourisme (CDT) de la Seine-Saint-Denis official website of the Seine-Saint-Denis departmental tourist office (French)
