Arrondissement of Saint-Denis, Réunion

Saint-Denis
Arrondissement
Location within Réunion
Location within Réunion
CountryFrance
Overseas region
and department		Réunion
No. of communes3
PrefectureSaint-Denis
Area
287.8 km2 (111.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
213,402
 • Density741/km2 (1,920/sq mi)
INSEE code9741

The arrondissement of Saint-Denis is an arrondissement of France in the Réunion department in the Réunion region. It has three communes.[2] Its population is 213,402 (2021), and its area is 287.8 km2 (111.1 sq mi).[3]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Saint-Denis (97411)
  2. Sainte-Marie (97418)
  3. Sainte-Suzanne (97420)

History

At the creation of the department of Réunion in 1947, its only arrondissement was Saint-Denis.[4] It lost 11 communes to the new arrondissement of Saint-Pierre in 1964,[5] six communes to the new arrondissement of Saint-Benoît in 1968,[6] and one commune to the new arrondissement of Saint-Paul in 1969.[7] In September 2006 it lost the two communes of Le Port and La Possession to the arrondissement of Saint-Paul.[8]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Benoît were, as of January 2015:[9]

  1. Saint-Denis-1
  2. Saint-Denis-2
  3. Saint-Denis-3
  4. Saint-Denis-4
  5. Saint-Denis-5
  6. Saint-Denis-6
  7. Saint-Denis-7
  8. Saint-Denis-8
  9. Saint-Denis-9
  10. Sainte-Marie
  11. Sainte-Suzanne

References

  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Populations légales 2021: 974 Réunion" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2024". INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ^ Décret n° 47-1018 du 7 juin 1947 relatif à l'organisation départementale et à l'institution préfectorale dans les départements de la Guadeloupe, de la Guyane française, de la Martinique et de la Réunion
  5. ^ Décret n°64-925 du 3 septembre 1964
  6. ^ Décret n° 68-862 du 2 octobre 1968
  7. ^ Décret n°69-876 du 24 septembre 1969
  8. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 30 June 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  9. ^ "Populations légales 2012: 974 Département de la Réunion" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014.

20°52′58″S 55°26′55″E / 20.88278°S 55.44861°E / -20.88278; 55.44861



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