Saint-Denis
French commune in Réunion
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Saint-Denis is a commune of France[1]. Saint-Denis ranks in the top 0.19% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,226 views/month, #60 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Saint-Denis[3], Réunion[4]
- Country: France[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Indian Ocean[6], bay of Saint-Denis[7], Rivière Saint-Denis[8], Rivière des Pluies[9]
- Head of government: Ericka Bareigts[10]
- Instance of: big city[11]
- Shares border with: La Possession[12], Sainte-Marie[13], Salazie[14]
- Founder: Étienne Regnault[15]
- Named after: Denis[16]
- Twinned administrative body: Nice[17], Metz[18], Tangier[19]
- Postal code: 97400[20], 97490[21], 97417[22]
- Commons category: Saint-Denis (Réunion)[23]
- Located in time zone: UTC+04:00[24]
- Inception: 1669[25]
- Highest point: Roche Écrite[26]
- Official website: https://www.saintdenis.re/[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Saint-Denis, Réunion[28]
- Commons gallery: Saint-Denis (Réunion)[29]
- Population: 142,442[30], 146,985[31], 147,931[32], 150,535[33], 147,920[34], 121,999[35], 131,557[36], 138,314[37], 145,347[38], 153,810[39], 153,001[40], 154,765[41], 156,149[42], 155,634[43]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Saint-Denis, Réunion[44]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Saint-Denis[45]
- Phone number: +33-2-62-40-04-04[46]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[47]
- Capital of: Réunion[48], canton of Saint-Denis-9[49], canton of Saint-Denis-6[50], arrondissement of Saint-Denis[51], canton of Saint-Denis-1[52], canton of Saint-Denis-3[53], canton of Saint-Denis-2[54], canton of Saint-Denis-4[55], canton of Saint-Denis-8[56], canton of Saint-Denis-7[57], canton of Saint-Denis-5[58], South Indian Ocean Defense and Security Zone[59]
- Contains settlement: Le Moufia[60]
- Official name: Saint-Denis[61]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Saint-Denis include Roland Garros Airport[62], an airport[63], in France[64], founded in 1929[65].
Why It Matters
Saint-Denis has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] Saint-Denis is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
Entities named for Saint-Denis include Roland Garros Airport[62], an airport[63], in France[64], founded in 1929[65].