In 1800, the arrondissement of Saint-Denis was established as part of the department Seine. In 1962, the arrondissement of Saint-Denis was disbanded,[2] and the arrondissement of Le Raincy was created as part of the department Seine-et-Oise.[3] The arrondissement of Bobigny was created in 1964 as part of the department Seine.[2] In 1968, the department Seine-Saint-Denis was created from parts of the former departments Seine and Seine-et-Oise, and the arrondissements of Bobigny and Le Raincy became part of it.[4] The arrondissement of Saint-Denis was recreated in February 1993 from part of the arrondissement of Bobigny.[5]
In January 2017, six communes passed from the arrondissement of Bobigny to the arrondissement of Le Raincy.[6]